When I was younger and the family went shopping, I always drifted over to the best part of the grocery store - the bakery. Nothing was more attractive than the brightly decorated sugar cookies, the...
You won’t believe how delightful this is. Such a nice change of pace from the typical (albeit delicious) apple dessert. And you can add some minced fresh ginger to the pears if you want to step the flavors up a notch.
MAKE AHEAD: The dough needs to be refrigerated for about 1 hour. The cookies can be stored at room temperature in an airtight container for about 3 days or frozen for up to 3 months.