Christmas Cookie recipe exchange , Post your favorite recipes and find some new ones

[TwingleMum]

OK, it's officially the start of the Holiday countdown. I love to bake at Christmas time and I am always looking for a new cookie , candy or cake to add to the repertoire . What's your must have, must make Christmas cookie???

Here is a favorite of mine

Turtle Thumbprint Cookies
A twist on the lovely turtle candy- chocolate cookie with caramel and pecans

Chocolate Cookie
1 C flour
1/2 C cocoa powder
1/2 C soft butter
2/3 C sugar
1/3 C brown sugar
1 large egg plus 1 additional egg white
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 Tblspn milk
1 Tblspn molasses
1/4 tsp salt
1 C pecans chopped

Caramel filling
14 Kraft caramels unwrapped
3 Tblspns heavy cream

Chocolate Drizzle
4 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 tsp shortening

Directions:

1. In medium bowl combine flour,cocoa powder and salt. Set aside
2. In large bowl cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add egg, milk , vanilla and molasses until mixed. Slowly add flour mixture until just combined.
3. Wrap dough in plastic and let rest in fridge for 1 -2 hours. When you take dough out - Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Let dough sit for a few minutes if it's too hard.
4. Line cookie sheets with parchment.
5. Now this is where you can use that egg white. Sometimes I do other times I don't bother. Whisk till frothy.
6. roll dough into 1 inch balls. Dip in egg white and then roll into chopped pecans. Press pecans into dough.
7. Place dough balls on cookie sheets @ 2ins apart. Take a 1/2 teaspoon measuring spoon and make an indent into ball. Or use your thumb (hence Thumbprint cookie )
8. Bake 10 minutes at 350 degrees. Let cool on pan and transfer to cooling rack.
9. While cookies are cooling make caramel filling. Melt caramel and heavy cream in microwave. I usually stir every 30 seconds. takes 1-2 minutes.
10. Fill each cookie indentation with 1/2 teaspoon of melted caramel.
11. To make chocolate drizzle place chocolate chips and shortening in microwave at 50% power until melted. Place in a sandwich bag. Snip small hole and drizzle over cookies.

Enjoy!!

 

[Buzz Rules]

While Townsends uses pearl ash (an 18th century leavening agent), you can substitute it for modern day baking soda.

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Tasty thread, TwingleMum, thanks for starting this!

Here's a tasty and easy to make sugar/chocolate chip cookie recipe that my dad and I both enjoy. I don't care for semi sweet or dark chocolate, which is why we use milk chocolate chips instead.

Sugar Cookie Half Recipe (Makes about 2 Dozen Cookies)

Ingredients

1 Stick of Butter softened

2/3 Cup Granulated Sugar

1 Egg

1 ¼ tsp Vanilla

1 ¼ Cup Flour

¼ tsp Baking Soda

¼ tsp Baking Powder

1/8 tsp Salt

½ Cup of Nestle Tollhouse Milk Chocolate Chips

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment

In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy

Add in egg and vanilla extract. Beat until combined.

Next, add in the baking soda, baking powder and salt. Mix until just combined.

Gradually add flour mixing as you go. Make sure to scrape the side of the bowl every once in a while.

Roll the dough into 1-inch balls and roll into granulated sugar. Place about 2 inches apart on baking sheet

Bake at 350 degrees for 10-11 minutes.

Sugar Cookie Full Recipe (Makes About 48 Cookies)

Ingredients

2 Sticks of Butter softened

1 1/3 Cup granulated sugar

1 egg

2 1/2 tsp vanilla

2 1/2 Cup Flour

1/2 tsp Baking Soda

1/2 tsp Baking Powder

1/4 tsp salt

1 Cup of Nestle Tollhouse Milk Chocolate Chips

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment

In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy

Add in egg and vanilla extract. Beat until combined.

Add in the baking soda, baking powder and salt. Mix until just combined.

Gradually add flour mixing as you go. Make sure to scrape the side of the bowl every once in a while.

Roll the dough into 1-inch balls and roll into granulated sugar. Place about 2 inches apart on baking sheet

Bake at 350 degrees for 10-11 minutes.

 

[piglet1979]

I make these Ginger Snap cookies for my husband every year. He loves them. They are a softer cookie compared to other ginger snap cookies I have made.

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/ginger-snaps-recipe-1944662

 

[DVCjj]

Shortbread Logs
Preheat oven to 350 - bake 'about' 12 minutes til lightly browned. (watch)

2 sticks softened butter (I just put out about a hour ahead of time)
2 cups of flour
1/2 cup of powdered sugar, not sifted
1 teaspoon of vanilla
Finely chopped nuts (pecans or walnuts)
1 bag Wilton Candy Melts (Michael's Crafts) preferably Dark Cocoa

Beat butter, sugar, flour and vanilla with mixer until mixed nicely.
Form small logs (about a heaping teaspoonful) with your hands and bake on parchment lined cookie sheet for 10-15 minutes. (lightly browned...watch)
Cool thoroughly.

WHEN READY TO DIP ONE END INTO CHOCOLATE:
Be careful when you microwave the Melts as easy to burn.
FOLLOW directions on bag.
Should just be melted nicely when you stir. (melt ½ bag at a time). If more time is needed, do SECONDS at a time.

Dip cookies in melted choc.
Sprinkle chopped nuts over ONE end so they stick to the chocolate.
Lay on wax paper or extra cookie sheet to harden choc/nuts.

They freeze great.
I've made a million times and always have to have recipe handy.

 

[CGB]

Once upon a time, I thought it would be fun to make cookies for my school and husband's work. I started December 1 and made a new cookie each workday until Christmas (or school was out). That was years ago. I will have to retire to escape the December cookie madness. I give you Ooey Gooey Butter Cookies ... one of the favorites.

Ooey Gooey Butter Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
Yellow Cake Box Mix
½ cup butter, softened
½ tsp. vanilla
1 8 oz. Cream Cheese bar, softened
1 egg
powdered sugar

Instructions
Beat butter, vanilla, egg and cream cheese until fluffy.
Mix in cake mix.
Chill for 30 minutes.
Roll into balls (or use a 1” cookie scoop) and dip/roll in a bowl of powdered sugar. Cover well and place on a light-colored cookie sheet covered with parchment paper.
Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes or just until the cookie bottoms begin to brown. Once cool, sift powdered sugar on top if desired.

 

[ronandannette]

While Townsends uses pearl ash (an 18th century leavening agent), you can substitute it for modern day baking soda.

Let us know how these turn out for you, Buzz.

 

[Buzz Rules]

Let us know how these turn out for you, Buzz.

I enjoyed them last year when I made them last Christmas. Apparently, so did Santa. They are simple to make. No one uses pearl ash in modern times because baking soda is its descendant. I don’t use the pearl ash and used baking soda instead (it taste better to since it’s sodium based instead of potassium based). You should give them a chance, you might enjoy them.

 

[ronandannette]

I enjoyed them last year when I made them last Christmas. Apparently, so did Santa. They are simple to make. No one uses pearl ash in modern times because baking soda is its descendant. I don’t use the pearl ash and used baking soda instead (it taste better to since it’s sodium based instead of potassium based). You should give them a chance you might enjoy them.

I'm a dark-molasses gingerbread person myself, but I will keep it in mind. Being as I'm not a chocolate lover at all, warm spice is one of my very favorite holiday baking flavor profiles.

 

[theluckyrabbit]

These have been very popular gifts (and very popular at home, too!): salted butter chocolate chunk shortbread

Easy to make ahead and easy to store the rolls of dough in the freezer until needed.

 

[NotUrsula]

My holiday fave are Lemon Drop cookies. (I find the easiest place to find the lemon drops is actually a dollar store. Running them through a food processor with a little added sugar smashes them up nicely and keeps them powdery while you mix.) https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/lemon-drop-cookies/

If I want to be special I drizzle melted white chocolate on them, too.

 

[TwingleMum]

I would love to make the Gingerbread sandwich cookies from Karmel Kuchen in EPCOT. They are gingerbread sandwich cookies with a caramel frosting anyone have the recipe or made them??? I will do "research" when I go in December

 

[Dakota731]

Any gluten free recipes would be appreciated!

 

[prairie_girl]

I’m so glad this thread was started! For the past few years, my family has done a cookie exchange and I assume we will do it this year as well. I’ve made meringue for the past few years, so I want to do something new this year. Hopefully I’ll find some inspiration here.

 

[Buzz Rules]

Any gluten free recipes would be appreciated!

 

[Buzz Rules]

 

[TwingleMum]

That's awesome so many people are gluten free these days. My poor Dh is gluten and dairy free. Those cookies are perfect.

 

[TwingleMum]

Cranberry-Orange Butter Cookies​

Ingredients​

• 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, softened
• 1 1/4 cups unsifted powdered sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon plus 1/8 tsp. baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup chopped dried cranberries
• 1 1/2 tablespoons orange zest (from 3 oranges)
• 1 cup demerara sugar or sparkling sugar, as needed for decorating

Directions​

1. Beat butter with a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment on medium speed until creamy, about 2 minutes. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating until smooth. Beat in vanilla.
   
   
2. Stir together flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture, beating on low speed until combined, about 1 minute. Beat in cranberries and orange zest until just combined, about 30 seconds.
   
   
3. Divide dough in half. Shape each half into a rectangular log about 9 inches long x 2 inches wide x 2 inches tall. Wrap in plastic wrap, and chill at least 2 hours or up to overnight.
   
   
4. Preheat oven to 350°F. Place demerara sugar in a shallow dish. Unwrap dough logs. Gently press demerara sugar into long sides of both logs.
   
   
5. Cut dough into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Arrange slices 1 inch apart on 2 baking sheets lined with parchment paper.
   
   
6. Working in 2 batches, bake cookies in preheated oven until edges are lightly browned, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on baking sheets 5 minutes. Transfer cookies to wire racks, and cool completely, about 20 minutes. Store in airtight containers up to 1 week.
   

Recipe from Southern Living

 

[liquid17]

I found these in a Christmas book. They're called Norwegian Christmas cookies, though I have never seen them in any list of Norwegian cookies...so I doubt that they are authentic. Who knows - we're not Norwegian and my family loves them! They are baked and then sliced. These freeze well and look a little like Biscotti, but they are tender, not crunchy.

Preheat oven to 350°F. I like to use parchment paper on the cookie sheets, as it aids in the transfer.

1 1/3 cups white sugar
1 cup salted butter, softened
2 large eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
3 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 cups (1 12 oz. pkg) chocolate chips
Topping:
3 tbsp white sugar
¾ tsp cinnamon

Cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Mix in flour and baking powder. Stir in chocolate chips.
Divide dough in half and then each half into thirds – a total of six (approx. 8 oz parts). Flatten/shape each part into a roll of approx. 8” by 3” - I usually fit 2 on a cookie sheet w/parchment paper. Sprinkle about 1 ½ tsp topping on each roll.
Bake for about 15 m, till each roll is slightly brown on the edges. Let cool a little on cookie sheet, then transfer to cutting board. Slice diagonally into segments as large/small as you like while still a little warm. I aim for bite size cookies, no bigger than 1.5x1.5".

 

[lynxstch]

Just so you are all aware..the DIS does still have a cooking board, even though it doesn't get attention much. Here is a link to all kinds of cookies, Christmas and otherwise, and other goodies you might be interested in

https://www.disboards.com/threads/cookies-from-cake-mixes-also-biscotti-bars-now-cups-pops.681495/