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Have Yourself a Merry Little Cookie With the holiday season approaching, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by everything on your list. Although get-togethers with friends and family are fun,
sometimes the preparation can be exhausting! Don’t stress the cookie swap—let fresh, high-quality eggs from Ontario farmers take some of the worry off your plate.
BLACK FOREST CRINKLE COOKIES © COURTESY OF EGG FARMERS OF ONTARIO
With six grams of protein for only 70 calories, plus 13 vitamins and minerals, you know that you are fuelling your body with excellent nutrition to get you through those holiday events. Egg farmers across the province are proud to provide such a healthy ingredient for all of your festive baking. When you buy Ontario eggs, you are supporting our more than 500 egg and pullet farm families who adhere to strict on-farm food safety and animal care programs. So, while you are fuelling your body with nutrition, you can be confident with the eggs that you put in your grocery cart! Did you know that fresh, high-quality Ontario eggs go from farm to your local grocery store in only four to seven days? Not only is that freshness you can rely on, but eggs are so versatile they are the perfect answer for what to put on the menu for any occasion. Looking for inspiration to get your holiday baking off to a good start? Try these Black Forest Crinkle Cookies.
These not-too-sweet cookies Directions taste just like the classic cake but with a wonderfully chewy, 1 Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). fudgy texture. 2 In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder For this recipe and more, visit and salt. getcracking.ca 3 In a large bowl, whisk together sugar, cocoa, eggs, BLACK FOREST oil and vanilla. Stir in flour CRINKLE COOKIES mixture, cherries and chocYIELD: 36 olate chips. PREP TIME: 15 MINUTES 4 Roll dough into 1 ½ tbsp COOK TIME: 30 MINUTES balls and roll to coat in icing sugar. Place 12 balls on Ingredients a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake in the oven • 2 cups (500 ml) for 9-10 minutes or until all-purpose flour puffed but cracks are still • 2 tsp (10 ml) baking powder moist on the tops. • ½ tsp (2 ml) kosher salt 5 Repeat to make approxi• 1 ½ cups (375 ml) granulatmately 36 cookies. Let cool a ed sugar few minutes before removing • 1 cup (250 ml) cocoa powder the cookies to a cooling rack • 3 eggs to cool completely. • ⅓ cup (75 ml) grapeseed oil Tip: Premade dough can be or another neutral-flavour oil tightly wrapped and frozen • 2 tsp (10 ml) vanilla extract for up to 2 weeks. Let thaw in • 1 cup (250 ml) chopped the refrigerator before rolling dried cherries and baking. • ½ cup (125 ml) mini semiTip: Baked cookies can be kept sweet or dark chocolate chips in a container at room tempera• Icing sugar to coat cookies ture for up to 3 days.
A Challenging Response in the Middle East In Gaza, Israel, and surrounding countries, World Central Kitchen (WCK) is working with partners to serve meals to families impacted by the extreme escalation of violence and ensuing humanitarian crisis. WCK teams on the ground have established a network of partners that are providing thousands of meals daily to impacted families in Gaza, Israel, Egypt, and Lebanon. Working alongside these NGOs, restaurants, and catering partners, they have been able to scale up their operations quickly. Since their work began on the ground at the beginning of October, WCK partners in Israel have served over 621,000 meals, and partners in Gaza provided more than 3.3 million meals—both in the form of cooked meals, as well as kits of produce and dry goods that can sustain a family for several days. GAZA WCK is working with Anera— their longtime partner on the ground—who has tapped into their network across the territory
to locally source supplies to cook hot meals and assemble food kits. The team has been working nonstop to access and distribute food and water resources that were within the borders before the total blockade of Gaza began. “The situation is growing even more dire,” said Sandra Rasheed, Anera’s country director in Palestine. “However, our team on the ground is working tirelessly to provide essential aid.” In total, including hot meals, food kits with several days' worth of meals, and produce kits with fruits and vegetables, Anera has distributed more than 3.3 million © COURTESY OF WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN meals to Palestinians and anyone else in need. evacuated voluntarily and are not eligible for the same support. WCK is focused on ISRAEL In Israel, WCK’s team is working serving this population of evacuees, as well as people who with a robust network of local restaurant and catering partners to are working in or staying in support thousands of people who healthcare facilities. Through these partnerships, they have served need food and water assistance. While some Israeli families living more than 621,000 meals in the country, and are meeting some of near the border with Gaza were the locals who are stepping up to mandatorily evacuated and are serve the displaced people staying receiving government assistance, in their communities. many more families have
the oven. Of sharing food, Yoav said, “It's about creating little moments of happiness during chaos…it's a tale of the incredible power of simple kindness.” EGYPT AND LEBANON In Cairo, Egypt, WCK has turned a hotel conference room into their regional headquarters. They are working on connecting with local organizations, organizing supply chain logistics, and procuring resources. Like many other humanitarian organizations, WCK is awaiting permission to enter Gaza with aid that is so desperately needed. At the same time, they are providing Fifty miles to the south, meals to humanitarian workers WCK’s partner, Yoav, is also who are on standby at the border. cooking meals for displaced peoThe situation continues to ple who have recently arrived in intensify, and now is impacting his community. "First, it's about communities along the Israelpeople finding their way after Lebanon border, where recent leaving home,” he said. “Then, attacks have forced evacuations in there's the bright side—a mission both countries. It is difficult to tell to bring smiles after all the tough what the coming days and weeks things they have been through.” will bring, but WCK’s teams and He took WCK staff on a tour partners are forging ahead. WCK through his kitchen, letting them is committed to feeding people, sample what’s on the stove and in wherever they may be.
