Four Flavor Sheet Pan Holiday Cookie Recipes

FOUR-FLAVOR SHEET PAN PIE

Steps:

• For the crusts: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Unroll 3 of the pie crusts on a lightly floured work surface. Stack them on top of each other. Roll out the thick, layered dough to a 15-by-21-inch rectangle. Press into a rimmed baking sheet so that the crust comes up the sides and hangs over slightly. This will be the bottom crust. Chill until ready to use, at least 30 minutes.
• Use the remaining crust for the top of the pie. Unroll it on a lightly floured work surface and roll it to a 14-by-18-inch rectangle. Cut the dough in half so you have two 7-by-9-inch pieces. One half will be the top crust for the apple portion of the pie. Cut the other half into 1-inch diagonal strips to use for the lattice on the cherry pie. Place the rectangle and strips on a parchment-lined baking sheet and chill until ready to use.
• For the apple pie: Toss the apples in a medium bowl with the sugar and lemon juice. Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat, add the apples and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in the flour, cinnamon and a pinch of salt and cook until thickened, about 1 minute more. Cool completely.
• For the sour cherry pie: Place the cherries in a medium bowl. Whisk 1/4 cup cherry juice with the cornstarch in a small saucepan until completely smooth. Add the remaining cherry juice and sugar and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cook, whisking constantly, until thick and glossy, about 30 seconds. Pour the sauce over the cherries and gently fold to combine. Cool completely.
• For the pumpkin pie: Whisk together the pumpkin, evaporated milk, sugar, pumpkin pie spice and the egg and in a medium bowl until smooth. Set aside.
• For the pecan pie: Whisk together the brown sugar, corn syrup, butter, vanilla, eggs and a pinch of salt in a medium bowl until smooth. Fold in the pecans and set aside.
• Once all fillings are made, begin assembling the pie. Remove both baking sheets with dough from the refrigerator.
• Visualize the sheet pan is divided in half lengthwise and then crosswise so you have 4 equal quadrants. Each quadrant will hold a different pie filling. Prick the bottom crust all over with a fork.
• Add the pie fillings in this order: Add the apple pie filling to the upper left quadrant of the crust; spread it to cover a 7-by-9-inch rectangle. Moving counter clockwise, pour the pumpkin filling right under the apple pie filling and spread it the same size as the apple filling. Spread out the cherry filling next to the pumpkin filling. Fill the top right empty space with the pecan filling.
• Cover the apple pie quadrant with the reserved rectangle of dough. Lay the pie strips out diagonally over the cherry pie quadrant. Press any remaining strips of dough around the edge of the pie to thicken the rim. Crimp the edge of the pie, making sure to incorporate and crimp together the dough from the apple quadrant. Brush the edges and the dough on top of the pie with egg and sprinkle with turbinado sugar. Cut decorative slits in the apple pie crust.
• Bake until all pies are set and the crust on the apple pie and cherry pie is golden brown and crisp, 55 minutes to 1 hour 5 minutes.

EDIBLE HOLIDAY COOKIE PLATE

Steps:

• Whisk the cookie mix and flour together in a medium bowl. Prepare the cookie dough according to the package directions for drop cookies. Divide the dough into 2 pieces and flatten into discs. Wrap each disc in plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes.
• Position oven racks in the top and bottom thirds of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Spray two 10-inch ovensafe rimmed plates with nonstick cooking spray and dust with flour; set aside.
• Put one dough disc on a 12-inch-long piece of parchment and use a rolling pin to roll it to fit one of the plates. Gently place the plate face-down on the dough and trim any excess dough. Slide your hand under the parchment and, with your other hand holding the plate, flip it so the dough is now on the plate. Center the dough on the plate and peel off the parchment. Working from the center of the plate, gently press the dough down with the bottom of a 1/4-cup metal measuring cup to push out any air below the dough. Repeat with the second piece of dough and plate.
• Place each plate on a baking sheet and bake until the cookie plates are slightly golden, about 12 minutes. Carefully remove from the oven and press the middle of the cookie plates again with the measuring cup to flatten. Place 1 peppermint candy in the center of each cookie plate and surround with 6 more candies. Use the remaining candies to line the circumference of the outer rim of the plates, placing them 1/4 inch inside the rim and leaving 1/8 inch between them so they can melt together.
• Place back in the oven, switching the positions of the baking sheets, and bake until the outer rims of the cookie plates are golden brown and the centers have just started to barely brown, about 4 minutes.
• Transfer to a cooling rack to cool 5 minutes. Run a paring knife between the outer rims of the plates and the cookie plates to help release the cookie plates while they cool. Cool completely at room temperature, about 2 1/2 hours. Carefully remove the cookie plates. Serve topped with your favorite holiday cookies.