Shaped Icebox Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 batch Vanilla Dough , Chocolate Dough , Spice Dough , or Citrus Dough
• 0.75 cup each chopped toasted blanched almonds and dried cherries
• 0.75 cup each chopped dried apricots and pistachios
• 1 cup chopped toasted blanched almonds plus ½ cup chopped candied orange peel
• 0.5 cup each chopped white chocolate, toasted hazelnuts, and dried cherries
• 0.5 cup each chopped dried papaya, macadamia nuts, and shredded sweetened coconut
• 1 cup chopped dried cranberries plus ½ cup chopped candied orange peel
• 0.5 cup each chopped semisweet chocolate, toasted walnuts, and dried cranberries
• 0.75 cup each chopped candied citron and glaceed cherries
• 1 cup chopped toasted blanched almonds plus ½ cup chopped candied ginger
• 0.5 cup sanding sugar or 1 ½ cups ground toasted walnuts

Instructions

1. Once the flour is incorporated according to dough recipe, beat in the desired mix-in. Divide dough into 2 pieces. Shape each into a 10-inch log (or a 10-inch-long triangular, rectangular, or square-shaped log). Coat each in ground nuts or sanding sugar, if using. Wrap in parchment. Refrigerate until very firm, about 2 hours.
2. Slice dough crosswise slightly thicker than 1/8 inch. Reshape if needed. Bake at 350 degrees on parchment-lined baking sheets until firm, 12 to 14 minutes.