Favorite Christmas Cookies?

[enfuego23]

I love baking cookies for Christmas - what are your favorites? 

[gummybear]

I like the ones that are pretty much ground up nuts and butter, rolled in powdered sugar. They have a few names but I think Italian wedding cookies are the most common. They just MELT in your mouth. Mmmmmm

[shorewife]

I'm really a sugar cookie kind of girl. Frosted of course!!

[cinco]

Iced butter cookies and biscotti

[clseale]

Dec 10, 2013 14:20:30 GMT -5 gummybear said:

I like the ones that are pretty much ground up nuts and butter, rolled in powdered sugar. They have a few names but I think Italian wedding cookies are the most common. They just MELT in your mouth. Mmmmmm

Yes! Like these? I make them every year. We always called them nut fingers (I do the oblong shape.)

 

[venice2007]

Cutouts with almond not vanilla
Spritz
Candy cane biscotti

[clseale]

Does anyone have an amazing sugar cookie recipe? I make really pretty sugar cookies w/royal icing, and they're good, but I have yet to find a sugar cookie recipe that blows me away.

[jene]

sugar cookies
snickerdoodles
puppy chow
lemon cookies

pretty much all the cookies

[lb2006]

I have a great sugar cookie recipe - it's a two-day'er though

I also make/bake:

peanut butter truffles
Cate's m&m pretzel blondies
Kahlua chocolate chunk cookies

[gummybear]

Dec 10, 2013 14:43:55 GMT -5 clseale said:

Dec 10, 2013 14:20:30 GMT -5 gummybear said:

I like the ones that are pretty much ground up nuts and butter, rolled in powdered sugar. They have a few names but I think Italian wedding cookies are the most common. They just MELT in your mouth. Mmmmmm

Yes! Like these? I make them every year. We always called them nut fingers (I do the oblong shape.)

 

YES!! My mouth is watering

[finallykrisb]

m.allrecipes.com/recipe/10402/the-best-rolled-sugar-cookies

This is my go to sugar cookie recipe. Chilled cookie sheets and chilling the cookies before baking are key.

[lb2006]

Dec 10, 2013 15:21:17 GMT -5 @vtcupcake said:

It's not the right holiday at all for them, but I make some pretty kickass hamentaschen around this time of year, along with rugelach.

Also, RUM BALLS

Can i just say i love all holiday balls?

bourbon balls
rum balls
apricot balls

[clseale]

Dec 10, 2013 15:16:34 GMT -5 lb2006 said:

I have a great sugar cookie recipe - it's a two-day'er though

I also make/bake:

peanut butter truffles
Cate's m&m pretzel blondies
Kahlua chocolate chunk cookies

Recipe when you get a chance?

[clseale]

Dec 10, 2013 15:26:42 GMT -5 finallykrisb said:

m.allrecipes.com/recipe/10402/the-best-rolled-sugar-cookies

This is my go to sugar cookie recipe. Chilled cookie sheets and chilling the cookies before baking are key.

I was just looking at these online! I googled "best sugar cookie recipe." lol Thanks!

[lb2006]

Dec 10, 2013 15:42:37 GMT -5 clseale said:

Dec 10, 2013 15:16:34 GMT -5 lb2006 said:

I have a great sugar cookie recipe - it's a two-day'er though

I also make/bake:

peanut butter truffles
Cate's m&m pretzel blondies
Kahlua chocolate chunk cookies

Recipe when you get a chance?

yes - will have to scan - i think it's in my recipe book from the grand ole' early 2000 days of aol mail

[runaways]

I love gingerbread and spritz cookies.

[sadlebred]

Cookies! Yes, I like cookies! Most kinds!

Simple chocolate chip or chocolate chip oatmeal are my favorites...but I love cookies!

[taratru]

Any cookie will do.

My grandma made "turds"... Basically peanut butter and coconut rolled into logs and dipped in chocolate. Yummy.

I think I'll make sanbakkels this year. Sort of a family thing.... Super thin buttery goodness.

[mrsjthompson]

My mom and sister make the best chocolate chip cookies. Also, my sister makes my grandmother's fudge recipe which is fantastic. I also like divinity this time of year, but this year is probably too humid for it to set.

Last year I made these and these.  This year I'm going to try spiked eggnog sugar cookies.  And maybe this.

[runaways]

Now I'm making Christmas cookies tomorrow.

[enfuego23]

I baked dark chocolate chewy cookies and white chocolate cranberry cookies for a student teacher for tomorrow. It's her last day - we will miss her:)

I love sugar cookies but they are so labor intensive. DH makes really good molasses cookies.

[Deleted]

Dec 10, 2013 14:20:30 GMT -5 gummybear said:

I like the ones that are pretty much ground up nuts and butter, rolled in powdered sugar. They have a few names but I think Italian wedding cookies are the most common. They just MELT in your mouth. Mmmmmm

These, we always called them Russian Tea Cakes.

[dmxm]

Dec 10, 2013 15:26:42 GMT -5 finallykrisb said:

m.allrecipes.com/recipe/10402/the-best-rolled-sugar-cookies

This is my go to sugar cookie recipe. Chilled cookie sheets and chilling the cookies before baking are key.

This is the one I've been using for years, too, and people always ask for the recipe.  It's a good one!  I either do them up with royal icing or dip them in chocolate and put sprinkles on them.  Also do the pecan balls, Hershey Kiss macaroons, pecan bars, and fudge.

[emilyj]

I made Apple Cider Snickerdoodles last night. They were amazing.

[shauni27]

too many to choose. YOU CAN'T MAKE ME PICK FAVORITES!

[Deleted]

All cookies!

[libbygrl109]

Dec 10, 2013 14:46:16 GMT -5 clseale said:

Does anyone have an amazing sugar cookie recipe? I make really pretty sugar cookies w/royal icing, and they're good, but I have yet to find a sugar cookie recipe that blows me away.

I use this one cakecentral.com/a/no-fail-sugar-cookies. It tastes good, and holds up very well. I also use her instructions for rolling out. It makes the whole process so easy!

[libbygrl109]

Russian tea cakes
catalas (not sure what the actual name is, just what my mom always called them - Italian pastry dough that you makes into a pinwheel/flower shape, fry, then dip in honey)
lebkuchen (German spice bar cookie)
Peanut butter kisses

I love decorating sugar cookies, but I never go crazy about eating them.