Welcome to Day 8 of our 13 Days of Christmas Cookies. Today’s recipe for Almond Melt Aways is shared by another dear friend we made this year, Chef Aria Kagan. The very definition of her name perfectly describes her: a striking melodious solo performance. It seems fitting since her father, too, was an artist.
Chef Kagan is an instructor at Brightwater, A Center for the Study of Food in Northwest Arkansas. She’s a Wisconsin native and studied at the Culinary Institute of America and Le Cordon Bleu. She’s also a mother and these Almond Melt Away cookies have passed the ultimate test – her kids love them.
She tell us, “I love these melt aways! My kids adore them, and they’re super quick and easy. Once you smell them coming out of your oven, it’s difficult to wait until they cool to frost and eat! We keep them simple in our house, like little snow balls. You can add your own favorite decorations or color to your frosting to jazz them up.”