Cookie Roundup (My Favorites!)
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I’ve had a lot of folks ask what my favorite cookie recipes are for Christmas cookie exchanges so I’m putting them together in one handy, dandy list to help you with your holiday get togethers. My favorite thing to do is have other families each make one type of cookie and then get together for a big cookie exchange. By making a few dozen of one type and exchanging them like this, we can all end up with a big holiday cookie variety without the mess and also get to enjoy the delicious baking skills of our friends!
For more Christmas treats that are a must have in my family, check out Grandma Lucy’s Coffee Can Bon Bons (p.160), Creole Candy (our version of a praline p.159), Microwave Peanut Brittle (p.162), and Sugared Pecans (p.143) in the Southern Plate cookbook!
Fruitcake Bar Cookies
Candied and Dried fruit layered with cinnamon, brown sugar, and just enough flour and butter to hold it all together until it reaches your mouth!
Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies
These are the cookies that, according to both of my children, make me the absolute best mother in the entire universe.
Chocolate…chocolate…enough said. 🙂
My nephew took one bite of these cookies years ago and declared them to taste just like clouds! Crisp and delicate meringue wrapped around chocolate chips – it’s all good here!
Nothing like a good old fashioned peanut butter cookie and a big glass of milk!
If you make these, my mailing address is P.O. Box 2308….
and I love you.
~wink~
Mama’s Milk Dunkin M&M Cookies
Mama always made these growing up and let us decorate the tops with M&M’s before putting them in the oven. We got to use exactly three M&M’s per cookie…
Santa loves ’em
I love baking from scratch, but I also love being able to turn out cookies as wonderful as this using boxed white cake mix!
This is one of my personal all time favorites. I like to make ’em really big and put each one in it’s own little bag with curling ribbon at top to give out as treats.
This is my go to bar cookie recipe, with the addition of butterscotch chips and raisins to make a cookie that is a favorite of my husband.
Oh. My. Goodness. So. Good. Please don’t leave me alone in the house with them! ~whimper~
Always a classic!
Each day comes bearing its own gifts. Untie the ribbons.
my tip is to share the work, don’t try to do everything yourself,
These cookies all sound wonderful (except for the raisins, I leave them out). I like to hit the after Christmas sales and get all kinds of wonderful things at a big discount. Thank you Christy.
My tip is to buy after Christmas and stock up for next year at 1/2 price or less.
Love all these recipes! I cannot wait to get started baking, yum!! My tip is….for a fun way to “gift” these cookies, (well ones that would fit anyway, lol) would be in a clean Pringles can. Wrap with paper twisting both ends and tie each with ribbon is cute. =)
Set the tone before your holiday entertaining so your guests will be excited about coming. Start with wowing them w/the invitation. An example might be making homemade (large) fortune cookies with the fortune being the invite. Dip them in white chocolate and sprinkle holiday sprinkles or crushed candy canes for a festive touch. Wrap them up in cellophane and tie them w/a holiday ribbon before hand delivering (or box and ship).
my tip is to keep it simple. take time out to enjoy family and friends. i always take any offers of help that i can get.when throwing a get together. my husband has quite a large family so i have sister-in-laws and neices who are always willing to chip in and help
Making ahead! It always helps!