For Christmas do you prefer...

[SunFloridaDisney]

Well, if you're baking, I'd like all of them please. And I'll help bake if we can listen to Christmas music while we work.

This is how I spend Black Friday with my kids. Crank up the Christmas music and bake cookies. Then freeze until we prepare gift packages. Although, they did help more when they were younger. Now high school and college age and they can't spend as much time in the kitchen with me!

Also, here is one soft recipe that we like, similar to the one DH's mom had for years. (Not sure what happened to hers either.)

Sour Cream Sugar Cookies

1 c. butter
1 c. sour cream
1 c. granulated sugar
1 c. brown sugar
4 1/2 c. flour
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. nutmeg

Preheat oven to 375.

Cream butter, sour cream and sugars.

Sift together flour, soda, baking powder and nutmeg.

Combine flour mixture into creamed mixture, then chill for one hour.

Roll to about 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch thickness and cut using desired cookie cutters.

Bake on parchment covered sheets 7 - 10 minutes.

Decorate when cooled. Makes about 4 to 5 dozen, depending on size.

 

[Robindianne]

This is how I spend Black Friday with my kids. Crank up the Christmas music and bake cookies. Then freeze until we prepare gift packages. Although, they did help more when they were younger. Now high school and college age and they can't spend as much time in the kitchen with me!

Also, here is one soft recipe that we like, similar to the one DH's mom had for years. (Not sure what happened to hers either.)

Sour Cream Sugar Cookies

1 c. butter
1 c. sour cream
1 c. granulated sugar
1 c. brown sugar
4 1/2 c. flour
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. nutmeg

Preheat oven to 375.

Cream butter, sour cream and sugars.

Sift together flour, soda, baking powder and nutmeg.

Combine flour mixture into creamed mixture, then chill for one hour.

Roll to about 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch thickness and cut using desired cookie cutters.

Bake on parchment covered sheets 7 - 10 minutes.

Decorate when cooled. Makes about 4 to 5 dozen, depending on size.

Mmmmmmmmmmmmm. I'm there.

 

[momof1princess]

i don't care whether a cookie is soft, hard or in a bar-shape. there's NO such thing as a bad cookie. i love them all!

with that said, my DH is VERY picky and his cookies must be soft. when i make teacakes, i cook them barely done, very lightly browned on the bottom. these are his favorite. i use his grandmother's recipe.

 

[C.Ann]

Well, if you're baking, I'd like all of them please. And I'll help bake if we can listen to Christmas music while we work.

It will either be next weekend or the following one.. Music is a must.. Are you available? If so, come on over.. Oh - and there's a "dress code" - you must wear some sort of Santa hat!!!

I can't vote. I am a self-proclaimed cookie monster. I could never upset a cookie by making it aware that it isn't my favorite. It would be emotional cookie abuse.
I just prefer cookies.

Ummm..You might want to see a therapist about that..
LOL.. Just kidding..

Where is the "All of the above" choice?

Purposely left it out - really putting the pressure on everyone..LOL..

 

[LuvCuteBoys]

I always choose soft. The only hard cookie I like is Oreo's!

 

[ford family]

Bar cookies are baked in a sheet pan and then cut into squares, kind of like brownies, but they are cookies.

Ummm...I'm not explaining it very well. How about this:

http://www.midwestliving.com/food/desserts/best-bar-cookies/

These are my favorite ones: Seven layer bar cookies

7 LAYER COOKIE BAR

Read more about it at www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1910,159179-234205,00.html
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1/4 lb. butter
1 c. graham crackers
1 c. coconut
1 pkg. (6 oz.) chocolate chips
1 pkg. (6 oz.) butterscotch chips
1 can Eagle Brand milk
1 1/2 c. chopped nuts

Mix butter and crackers and press in 9 x 13 pan. Put the 2 packages of chips in and sprinkle the coconut on. Put the nuts on top and pour the Eagle Brand over the whole mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until golden brown.


I love all cookies, though. Soft are my favorites, but bar cookies are a close second.

Thanks, sounds great.

ford family

 

[Robindianne]

It will either be next weekend or the following one.. Music is a must.. Are you available? If so, come on over.. Oh - and there's a "dress code" - you must wear some sort of Santa hat!!!

Where are you? Can I drive there? I have Santa Hats! Want me to bring some Christmas CDs? Bing, Celine, Perry, Celtic Woman, Burl - the classics plus some newer. hee hee

 

[MIGrandma]

I like hard cut-out decorated sugar cookies, and I like soft sugar cookies, soft molasses, soft chocolate chip.

Not particularly fond of any bar cookies. To me they are bars, not cookies.

 

[minniebeth]

I voted bar cookies
I love the 7 layer type and I have several other recipes for my favs. They're just my kinda thing. My DD's fav. is Blondies~
The bar cookie recipes I have aren't our traditional family recipes, but my favorite.

 

[C.Ann]

Where are you? Can I drive there? I have Santa Hats! Want me to bring some Christmas CDs? Bing, Celine, Perry, Celtic Woman, Burl - the classics plus some newer. hee hee

Ummmm..I'm all the way over on the east coast.. I'm thinking you'll have to fly in..LOL..

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Have to admit that I'm surprised by the results so far.. I thought for sure that hard cookies would be in first place..

As for me, I too love soft cookies!!

 

[Shyvioletisme]

cookies should never be hard. They should always be soft and chewy.

 

[golfgal]

I voted soft. My dear GM used to make the best soft sugar cookie!!!

If anyone has a recipe like this, would you please share it?!?!?!

I have never had much luck with sugar cookies either. I love the soft ones.

This is how I spend Black Friday with my kids. Crank up the Christmas music and bake cookies. Then freeze until we prepare gift packages. Although, they did help more when they were younger. Now high school and college age and they can't spend as much time in the kitchen with me!

Also, here is one soft recipe that we like, similar to the one DH's mom had for years. (Not sure what happened to hers either.)

Sour Cream Sugar Cookies

1 c. butter
1 c. sour cream
1 c. granulated sugar
1 c. brown sugar
4 1/2 c. flour
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. nutmeg

Preheat oven to 375.

Cream butter, sour cream and sugars.

Sift together flour, soda, baking powder and nutmeg.

Combine flour mixture into creamed mixture, then chill for one hour.

Roll to about 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch thickness and cut using desired cookie cutters.

Bake on parchment covered sheets 7 - 10 minutes.

Decorate when cooled. Makes about 4 to 5 dozen, depending on size.

Thanks, we will try these this year. We usually decorate sugar cookies on Christmas Eve day. I started doing that when the kids were little and home from school getting antsy to open presents. It kept them busy all afternoon.

 

[Minnesota!]

I love bars! The ones with coconut, chocolate chips and I think there is caramel, too??

Cookies hold no interest for me...but I can sit down with a pan of bars!!!