Cookie Roundup (My Favorites!)
(click cookie name for recipe)
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.
We do a brunch on Christmas morning and the best way to prepare is to make as much ahead of time as possible. That way we can just pop items in the oven in the morning and enjoy the day!!! Thanks for the awesome website Christy!!!
All your recipes I have tried have been wonderful. You make my meal planning so much easier. With much appreciation Thank you
Keep a spiral cut ham in your fridge for drop-by guests or family quick meals. You can make so many different meals with a ham. Dinner rolls, a nice mustard, some sliced sharp cheddar cheese and ham slices make a wonderful meal. Quick and easy! Relax and enjoy the season.
I try to come up with kid friendly projects and recipes, so I can include my kids in as much of the holiday as I can. I think we sometimes forget the children and get focused on the adults we think we have to impress.
Thank you so much for all the great recipes. I will be making several of them for a cookie exchange. My tip is to do whatever you can in advance as far as food goes..also use those throw away plates,cuts, etc……..semtaylor(at)yahoo(dot)com
My tip for holiday entertaining is to ALWAYS have something in the freezer (dessert-wise) that you can pull out and defrost quickly. My “go-to” is banana bread. During the holidays, you never know when people are going to show up. It’s always a good time for a sweet bread!
After making many types of cookies and storing them in separate containers, I make up small trays or plates of cookies with a mixture of all of the cookies, wrap them tightly or freeze them. When someone stops in I have a tray of cookies to share in a moments notice.