What is your favorite Christmas Cookie receipe??
 

do tell your favorite christmas receipes

I like frosted sugar cookies! I also have an awesome 5 min. fudge recipe that tastes like the old fashioned home made kind.

That's my kind of recipe 5 minutes to make!!!

I love GINGERBREAD cookies!!!!:thumbup:

Please, Please post your recipes!!!!!! Sounds great... :)

No bake cookies!!! mmm Mmmm mmmm

Recipes Pleeeeaasssse. I have a cookie exchange on the 2nd and no plans on what to make--THANKS

I plan on making xmas cookies, this is my first time, im excited! I want to make sugar ones and decorate them with xmas tree designs, etc.

Buy the ones where the stuff (trees, gingerbread people, Santa hats, etc.) are printed on a sheet of dough. Some kits even include the icing! That's what I do anyway. :D

No Bake Cookies ~ not sugar cookies but they are a Christmas Fav in our Family!!

2 Cups Sugar
8 Tbsp Butter or Margarine
1/2 Cup Milk
1/4 Cup Unsweetened Coca Powder
1/2 Cup Peanut Butter (Smooth or Chunky)
1 Tsp Vanilla
Pinch of Salt
3 Cups Quick-Cooking Oatmeal
1/2 to 1 Cup Chopped Nuts (Optional)
1/2 to 1 cup Coconut (Optional)

DIRECTIONS:

In large saucepan, combine sugar, butter (margarine), milk and cocoa powder. Heat, stirring frequently, until mixture comes to a boil. Boil one to two minutes; remove from heat and cool one minute. Stir in peanut butter, vanilla and salt; mix well. Add oatmeal, nuts and coconut. Drop by spoonfuls onto wax paper and let cool until hardened.

Makes 3 to 4 dozen cookies.

My mom makes those and they are so good! I think maybe she calls them haystacks or something like that.

That's a better name the No BAke...hehe

My favorite- just because we only make them at Christmas so they seem special- is chocolate gingerbread cookies. I'm actually not a fan of gingerbread but I just love these cookies. They kind of ring in Christmas for us.:D

I have two ALL TIME Favorites......the first, my mom always makes (I love them and they aren't hard to make)...the second...I make these all the time, super easy and great for gift giving!!!! Enjoy! :dribble:

ETA: These both make a lot of cookies - Also, LOVE cookie exchanges!!! How fun!!! :yay_jump:

Chocolate Covered Coconut Balls
1 ½ lb. powdered sugar ¼ lb. butter 1 can Eagle Brand Milk 1 cup nuts 1 sack coconut 1 TB vanilla
Mix the above well, put in refrigerator and chill.
1 (12oz) pkg. chocolate chips ¼ lb. paraffin (canning supply)
Melt paraffin in double boiler. Add chips stir until melted. Make candy into balls. With toothpick, dip balls into chocolate. Lay on waxed paper to chill.

Chocolate Spice Crinkles
1 stick butter, melted 1 ½ cup sugar 2tsp. baking soda ½ tsp. salt 3 eggs
1 ½ tsp. ground cinnamon 1tsp. vanilla extract 2cups flour ½ c. powdered sugar
4 oz. unsweetened baking chocolate; melted as directed on pkg.
Mix on med. speed. Beat butter, granulated sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt until creamy. Add eggs, vanilla and chocolate; beat until blended. With mixer on low speed, beat in flour just until blended. Cover and refrigerate 2 hours or until firm. Heat oven to 350. Lightly grease cookie sheets with spray. Roll level measuring tablespoon into balls. Roll in powdered sugar and place 1 ½ inches apart on sheets. Bake 12 minutes or until tops are puffed and crackled. Remove to a wire rack to cool completely.

Candies
 

I'll have to pull out a couple cookie recipes, but my mom's divinity and her toffee recipes are scrumptious at Christmas time. Also, I have an easy, delicious recipe for Candied Pecans.


Candied Pecans
(makes 2 cups)

1 tsp cold water
1 egg white
1 lb large pecan halves
1 cup sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp salt

Beat water and egg white until frothy. Mix well with pecans. Combine sugar, cinnamon and salt. Mix well with pecans. Spread on a cookie sheet. Bake at 225 degrees for 1 hour. Stir occasionally.


Divinity

3 cups sugar
1/2 cup Karo syrup
2 egg whites
2/3 cup water
1/8 tsp salt
1/2 tsp vanilla

Combine sugar, syrup, water and salt. Cover and boil 5 minutes, uncover. Boil without stirring to firm ball stage (248-degrees). Remove from stove, pour slowly, beating constantly, over stiffly beaten egg whites. continue beating until it holds its shape when dropped from a spoon. Drop by spoonfuls onto waxed paper/


Toffee

1 pound butter
1/4 cup water
2 1/4 cups sugar
nuts

Boil butter, water, sugar to hard-cracked stage, about 10 minutes. Pour into greased cookie sheet over nuts on pan. Set aside, allow to cool.

Variation: Pour syrup mixture into greased cookie sheet; arrange 8-14 plain chocolate bars over syrup; when melted sprinle with nuts.