I have a Cookie Exchange coming up

[ADisneygirl]

I have a Cookie Exchange at work coming up in early December. I really want to wow them. I'll have 4 or 5 in my group, and I'll need a dozen each plus a dozen to share with everyone, so I'm looking to bake 4-6 dozen. Not looking for something simple. Just looking for a recipe that would store in a container nicely, looks beautiful and tastes even better!

Any suggestions?

 

[kehouse]

these are the best cookies ever. i found this in a taste of home book years ago. now this is the only cookie anyone wants me to bring. its not the easiest but worth the work if you want to wow them.

mountain cookies
dough:
1 cup butter (no substitutes),softened
1 cup confectioners sugar
2 teaspoons of vanilla
2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt

filling:I DOUBLE THIS
1 (3 ounce) package of cream cheese, softened
1 cup confectioners sugar
2 tablespoons all purpose flour
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup pecans, finely chopped
1/2 cup flaked coconut

topping:
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
2 tablespoons water
1/2 cup confectioners sugar
OR, I USE CHOCOLATE BARK

in mixing bowl, cream butter, sugar, and vanilla. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. shape into 1-inch balls; place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. make a deep indention in the center of each cookie. bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes or untilthe edges just start to turn brown. remove to wire racks to cool completely.
for the filling, beat cream cheese, sugar, flour and vanilla in a mixing bowl. add the pecans and coconut and mix well. spoon 1/2 teaspoon into cookie.
topping, heat the chocolate chips, butter and water in a small saucepan until melted. stir in sugar and blend until smooth. drizzle over cookies.
makes about 4 dozen.

 

[clh2]

I just made these for a bake sale at church. These are a nice chocolate-mint thing, they look fabulous, and elegant.

Mint Petites

¼ c. sugar
1.c. butter, softened
¼ to ½ tsp peppermint extract
½ tsp vanilla
2 c. all-purpose OR unbleached flour
22 foil wrapped Andes Mints (I like the ones that are green on the outside and chocolate in the middle)
1 container pre-made chocolate frosting (about ¾ c.)

Heat oven to 375 degrees

In a large bowl, beat sugar and butter until light and fluffy.

Add peppermint extract and vanilla.

Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. Stir flour into the butter mixter, mix well.

Shape dough into ½” balls. Place onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten slightly.

Bake at 375 degrees for 10-12 minutes, until the edges are slightly browned. Cool 1 minute, remove from cookie sheets. Cool completely.

Unwrap the chocolate mints, cut in half diagonally, to form triangles.

Put the frosting in a pastry bag with a star tip. Put a “swirl” of frosting on each cookie and top with a mint.

Makes about 3.5 dozen


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The other idea I have, I just tried (i.e. sampled) at a local cake/candy supply store at their holiday open house. We bought all the stuff to make these, and they looked really easy to make. If I had to describe the taste, it would be similar to Thin Mints.

Ingredients:

1 # of mint-dark chocolate candy coating (Majestic makes these)
1 tube of Rotz Crackers
crushed up peppermint candies

Melt the chocolate (we use a microwave, others use a double boiler).

Coat each Ritz cracker with the melted chocolate.

Top each with a little sprinkling of the crushed peppermint candy.

Place on waxed paper until the chocolate hardens up.

Thiere are really nice looking too

 

[ADisneygirl]

Thanks! These sound pretty good. I will try them out this long weekend I have off and hopefully report back that they turned out great! I have until the third week of December to decide on what cookie to make. (actually, I must decide the first week of Dec. so the groups can be divided fairly. No one wants 4 chocolate chip cookie makers in their group! Things need to be balanced. Then we do the exchange the third week)

Any other ideas out there for me to try?