Christmas Means Cookies!
Now that all of us kids are all grown up with our own families, my Mom still bakes all those same cookies - just in smaller quantities. My brothers, sisters, Mom's co-workers, her friends and the rest of our family, all look forward to her stopping by with our tray of Christmas cookies that she so lovingly baked up for each us.
As my Mom shared with me, so I share with you.
This Lens Was Featured at Cabaret Squidoo
On November 11, 2008, this yummy Christmas cookie lens was featured at Cabaret Squidoo.
Christmas Cookie Recipe Books
Christmas Cookies Are for Giving: Recipes, Stories and Tips for Making Heartwarming Gifts
Amazon Price: $13.22 (as of 07/13/2009) 
Baking for Christmas: 50 Of the Best Cookie, Bread and Cake Recipes for Holiday Gift Giving, Decorating and Eating
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FamilyFun's Cookies for Christmas: 50 recipes for You and Your Kids
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Cookies for Christmas: Fifty of the Best Cookie Recipes for Holiday Gift Giving, Decorating, and Eating
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Christmas Cookies: 50 Recipes to Treasure for the Holiday Season
Amazon Price: $14.92 (as of 07/13/2009)
Christmas Wreaths
1/2 cup butter30 marshmallows
3 1/2 cups corn flakes
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. + green food coloring
Red cinnamon candies
Melt the butter and marshmallows in a double boiler. Add vanilla and food coloring until desired green color. Lastly, add the corn flakes. Blend thoroughly. While warm (cool slightly), drop from tablespoons on ungreased cookie sheet and shape into wreaths with greased fingers. Decorate with candies. Makes 15 to 20 wreaths depending on size.
My Tips - My Mom uses way more than a ¼ tsp to get the dark green color shown in the photo. Also, she quadruples this recipe each time she makes it so that she doesn't have to do so many batches for her holiday baking.
Christmas Cookie Decorations
Christmas Cake Decorations - Sugar Pantry Package 2 SAVE $3.84
Amazon Price: $24.25 (as of 07/13/2009)
Wilton 6 Color Christmas Sprinkle Mix
Amazon Price: $6.85 (as of 07/13/2009)
Wilton Christmas Confetti
Amazon Price: $4.99 (as of 07/13/2009)
Snowflake Cake Decorations - SNOWFLAKES EDIBLE Candy Confetti Sprinkles for Cakes, Cupcakes & Cookies
Amazon Price: $2.69 (as of 07/13/2009)
Wilton Holiday Sprinkle Sugars Mix
Amazon Price: $5.39 (as of 07/13/2009)
Holiday Sugar Cookie Recipe
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar1 cup butter
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. almond flavoring
2 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp. cream of tartar
1 tsp. baking soda
Cream sugar and butter together. Add egg and flavorings; mixing thoroughly. Sift dry ingredients together and stir in. Refrigerate the cookie dough 2 to 3 hours. Heat oven to 375°F. Divide dough in half and roll out on lightly floured pastry board. Roll thin, but thick enough to pick up the design of the cookie cutters. Dip cutter in flour before each cutting. Cut as many cookies from each rolling as possible. Place on lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake 7 to 8 minutes or until delicately golden.
My Tips - These sugar cookies are light and crisp in texture so I recommend decorating them with sugars and confetti candies rather than a heavy icing.
Christmas Cookie Cutter Sets
Wilton Cookie Tree Cutter Kit
Amazon Price: $6.24 (as of 07/13/2009)
Christmas & Holiday Cookie Cutters - Set of 6
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Christmas Cookie Cutters- Set of 8
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Christmas Ornament Cookie Cutters- Set of 6
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Wilton Metal Cookie Cutter Set of 18
Amazon Price: $10.49 (as of 07/13/2009)
Snowflake Spritz Cookies
1 ½ cups butter1 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
2 tbsp milk
1 tsp vanilla
½ tsp almond extract
3 ½ cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Thoroughly cream butter and sugar together. Add the egg, milk, vanilla, almond extract and mix well. Stir together flour and baking powder in a separate bowl. Gradually add flour mixture to creamed mixture, mixing to a smooth dough. Do NOT chill. Shape dough in small logs and place in a cookie press. Press cookies onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned around edges. Remove cookies from sheet and cool on a rack. Makes 7 to 8 dozen Spritz cookies.
My Tips - Decorate the cookies with colored sugars prior to baking in the oven. You can also color the dough with paste food coloring - I think it works better than the liquid food coloring because it keeps the dough the same consistency. For example, we color it green to make pressed Christmas tree-shaped cookies.
Spritz Cookie Presses
Spritz Cookie Press Set with Bonus Cooling Rack
Amazon Price: (as of 07/13/2009)
Easy Action Cookie Press in Storage Container
Amazon Price: $23.99 (as of 07/13/2009)
Wilton Cookie Pro Ultra II
Amazon Price: $20.50 (as of 07/13/2009)
Spritz Cookie Press
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Peanut Butter Cup Cookie Recipe
½ cup butter½ cup brown sugar
½ cup white sugar
1 egg
½ cup peanut butter
1 ¼ cups flour
¾ tsp. baking soda
1 bag of miniature peanut butter cups (unwrapped)
Holiday themed miniature paper baking cups
Mix all ingredients together except peanut butter cups and chill in refrigerator for an hour. Roll dough into 3/4" walnut size balls and place a ball in each miniature holiday themed paper cup (cups are set in a miniature muffin tin - they usually hold 24 mini muffins). Bake in oven at 375 degrees for 8 to 9 minutes. Remove from oven and immediately place a peanut butter cup in the center of each baked ball and press down until tops are even. Leave sit in the tins for 10 minutes to cool and then remove them.
My Tips - Do not overbake the dough in the mini paper cups because it need to be somewhat soft in order to press down the peanut butter cup. These cookies are a favorite in my house!
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Coconut Covered Date Balls
1/2 cup butter3/4 cup white sugar
1 lb. dates, cut fine
1 beaten egg
1 Tbsp. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup chopped nuts
2 cups Rice Krispies®
extra fine coconut
Cook butter, sugar, and dates over low heat in frying pan until melted and dissolved. Remove from heat and add eggs, milk, salt, and vanilla. Cook over low heat until thick. Remove from heat and cool. Add Rice Krispies and nuts. Grease hands. Roll into small balls and then roll in extra fine coconut. Place on cookie sheets lined with wax paper until set.
Christmas Cookie Tins & Boxes
If you don't feel like baking or you just don't have time to bake, consider buying some sweet treats online at stores like Cookie Gift Baskets.com. They do all the hard work and ship them directly to your recipient's door. Their holiday cookie gifts start at just $20.
Peanut Blossom Cookie Recipe
1/2 cup shortening1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg
2 Tbsp. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 3/4 cups flour
1 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. salt
Hershey's chocolate kisses
In large bowl, cream together shortening, peanut butter, and sugars. Add egg, milk, and vanilla. Beat well. In a separate bowl, combine flour, soda, and salt. Add dry ingredient mixture to creamed mixture. Mix thoroughly. Shape by rounded teaspoonful into balls. Roll in sugar. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 375°F for 8 minutes. Remove from oven and place a solid Hershey's chocolate kiss on the top of each cookie pressing down so that cookie cracks around the edge. Return to oven and bake 2 to 5 minutes longer. Remove and cool cookies on a rack.
Christmas Cookie Jars
Pfaltzgraff Holiday Magic 3-Piece Sealed Canister Set
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Fitz and Floyd Christmastime Cookie Jar
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Fitz and Floyd Stocking Stuffers Cookie Jar
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Spode Christmas Tree Cookie Jar
Amazon Price: $39.99 (as of 07/13/2009)
Pfaltzgraff Penguin Skate Cookie Jar
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Microwave Peanut Brittle
1 1/2 cups raw peanuts1 cup sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
pinch of salt
1 Tbsp. butter
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. baking soda
Stir peanuts, sugar, corn syrup, and salt together. Cook in microwave on HIGH for 9 minutes. Remove and add butter and vanilla. Stir in well. Microwave on HIGH for 3 minutes. Remove and add baking soda. Stir until mixture foams well. Pour into warm, buttered big cookie sheet. Cool and break into pieces.
Cookie Baking Sheets
Norpro Stainless Steel 10 Inch x 15 Inch Baking Sheet
Amazon Price: $14.88 (as of 07/13/2009)
Demarle Silpat 11-3/4-by-8-1/4-Inch Nonstick Silicone Baking Mat
Amazon Price: $13.99 (as of 07/13/2009)
Farberware Soft Touch 11-by-17-Inch Cookie Pan
Amazon Price: $17.99 (as of 07/13/2009)
Range Kleen B01SC Small Cookie Sheet 13 Inch x 9 Inch
Amazon Price: $19.72 (as of 07/13/2009)
Handi-foil Cookie Sheet (Pack of 15)
Amazon Price: $21.79 (as of 07/13/2009)
Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Cracker Cookies
1 box of Ritz crackersCreamy Peanut Butter
1 package of chocolate almond bark
Smear peanut butter on a pair Ritz crackers to make a sandwich. Do this until you have used up the entire package of crackers. Then melt the chocolate almond bark in a double boiler. Once melted and smooth, dip each sandwich into chocolate almond bark until full coated. Place chocolate covered sandwich cookies on a cookie sheet that has been lined with wax paper. Place cookie sheet in refrigerator until the chocolate hardens.
Christmas Goodie Towers
Of course if you aren't in the mood to bake or make candy, you can always find Christmas Gourmet Dessert & Cookie Towers online.
Turtle Pecan Candy Cookies
63 miniature pretzels1 package Rolo candies (13 oz)
63 pecan halves
Line a baking sheet with foil. Place pretzels on foil, topping each one with a Rolo candy. Bake at 250 degrees in oven for 4 minutes until candies are softened slightly (they will retain their shape). Remove from the oven and immediately place a pecan candy on top of each Rolo and press down until the candy fills the pretzel. Then place in the refrigerator for 10 minutes or until they are set.
Christmas Cookie Baking Videos
Here Comes Santa Claus: Holiday Tips from the North Pole : How to Bake Christmas Cookies for Santa
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Chocolately Peanut Cereal Clusters
1 - 12 oz. package butterscotch chips1 - 6 oz. package semi-sweet choc. chips
1 1/2 cups salted peanuts
4 cups Crispix cereal
Combine chips in large saucepan. Stir constantly over very low heat until smooth. Remove from heat. Add peanuts and cereal. Stir gently until well coated. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto waxed paper. Chill until firm. Make 8 dozen.
Christmas Cookie Bouquets
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flighty02 wrote...
These look great! I will try making them this year. Welcome to The Cooks Cafe group.
Posted January 14, 2009
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Posted December 10, 2008
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