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.
Try to buy all ingredients for your favorite holiday cookies ahead of time so you aren’t in a rush to get everything. You can make them with the kiddos taking your time and enjoying the moments together. We love cooking baking!
My holiday tip is to start buying ingredients a little at a time each week starting in October. It really does help!!
I always put out the cookie tray before dinner! Everyone loves cookies, and it’s holiday time so we can have dessert first 🙂
The best tip I can give for this Christmas season is to remember why we have Christmas in the first place. I always try and remind my children that Jesus is the reason we have Christmas and that they should be so thankful of his birth and what it means for all of us.
I keep all my very special recipes for Christmas in an envelope so they are easy to find. Each year as we make them, I tell the story behind it–where we got it, or how long I have been making it, or who it is passed down from–all the memories!
I love to know the story about any recipe, and your cookbook adds the special touch. We have loved every recipe we have tried!
My mom is great at hostessing, but also treasuring the time with company, family, and friends while guests are there. It is a unique gift to treasure small and big things, especially when so much of the holidays can be stressful. My mom is great at that! That has been the been entertaining tip she’s taught me over the years.
I usually pick one dish each year that I’m gonna make for all potlucks(we go to a lot during the holidays). Then I don’t have to worry about a bunch of dishes and tons of ingredients. I make sure I have the ingredients I need on hand always, just in case another party pops up, I don’t have to stress!!!!