Let's talk Christmas & baking cookies!!

[mmouse37]

Chocolate covered pretzels are my go to holiday treat that I make and gift….made a ton the other day but I am also making a fudge wreath today and some mickey shaped sugar cookies.

 

[ronandannette]

No baking for me personally this year; we have a new member of the household and she did it with her own favourite recipes, which was fine. We don’t normally eat a lot of baking anyway; I’d always do some just for the sake of doing it but much went to waste. My traditional types were whipped and piped shortbread, gingerbread men, jam thumbprints, peanut butter cookies with the chocolate drop on top, butter tarts and Nanaimo bars.

 

[nene0182]

The only thing I made this year was sugar cookies for gifts (and for my stomach) I really want to make no bakes though so I might do that on Friday but I’m not sure yet

 

[CGB]

A few years ago, I screwed up and thought I'd share a "cookie of the day" with our workplaces (two schools, a university, and an Air Force squadron), starting on Dec. 1 and lasting until school's out for Christmas break. It has now become a tradition that people look forward to and share with new hires, starting in September. *laugh* The craziness has turned into 4-6 batches (somewhere between 12-15 dozens) of cookies each night! It's such fun to see people get excited over the cookies that it makes all the work and expense worth it. I'm currently playing with a two new concepts. I've been completely captivated by those gingerbread cookies with salted caramel cream cheese icing I've seen posted here from Disney Springs. I'm working on a more manageable version. Also, Nutella on Aldi's cranberry orange breakfast bread is a flavor combination that is serious and I need a cookie with it!

Ginger Molasses
Praline Crack
Cranberry Bliss Bars
Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip
Snickerdoodles
Hershey Kisses Peanut Butter Blossoms (always a favorite!)
Ooey Gooey Butter Cookies
Chocolate Cherry Thumbprint Cookies (works great with cookie cups too)
Magic Cookie Bars
Strawberry-Almond Shortbread Cookies
Cranberry-White Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate Krinkles
Gingerbread Cookie Bars with Cream Cheese Icing
TollHouse Cookie Cups with Peanut Butter Icing
Peanut Butter Cookie Cups with Chocolate Icing
Chocolate Snickerdoodles

 

[DisneyHardin]

*Normally I make peanut butter blossoms, but this year Kroger never had any peanut butter cookie dough and I didn't have it in to make it from scratch, so I made sugar cookie blossoms since I had already bought the Kisses.
*Today I am going to make some oatmeal chocolate chip cookies and do half chocolate chips and half Christmas M&Ms and am going to do some chocolate dipped pretzel rods.

 

[MamaMermaid]

Peanut butter blossoms
Pizzelles
Sugar cookies - my Austrian great grandma's recipe! They're my favorite cookie EVER
Christmas M&M cookies

 

[NAB]

The only thing I made this year was sugar cookies for gifts (and for my stomach) I really want to make no bakes though so I might do that on Friday but I’m not sure yet

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Wow I wish I could pipe like that . My sugar cookies get sprinkles thrown on them and baked. A few candy cane ones get stripes with tube icing.

 

[NAB]

Non bake ones…turtles and peanut butter Rice Krispie ones dropped by a spoon.

Chocolate chip

Kiss cookies without the peanut butter or rolled in nuts because we have a nut allergy in the family

Peanut butter for a nephew only one he likes

Ice box cookie made with green and red cherries

Soft molasses

Oatmeal chocolate chip, one batch with raisins for husband

Sugar cookies…my mom’s recipe calls them Good Cookies

Chocolate crinkle but this year I didn’t make them , lot of work and scared it will one day break my mixer…lol

So this year I tried mint m&m ones since they were chocolate based. Won’t make again . Mint m&m’s are to big for little cookie .
My son said they would be good if I just used chocolate chips in them.

Also made Rocky Road squares for the family as an extra surprise. Last year it was Hello Dolly’s .

Used to make gingerbread too but like the house people like making them but really don’t eat them…lol

 

[QueenIsabella]

The only thing I made this year was sugar cookies for gifts (and for my stomach) I really want to make no bakes though so I might do that on Friday but I’m not sure yet

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Your cookies are gorgeous! I'm much too lazy to put all that work in--especially the way my gang swills down cookies. It would make me cry to see my work decimated!

 

[RedAngie]

Two examples of my sorry efforts at sugar cookie decorating. But they do taste good.



I didn’t have a piping bag or tips. Homemade icing applied with a small paint brush and toothpicks.

I do have some better ones that I’m saving for Christmas itself to show family. These rejects are for my own enjoyment.

 

[evilmommie]

A few years ago, I screwed up and thought I'd share a "cookie of the day" with our workplaces (two schools, a university, and an Air Force squadron), starting on Dec. 1 and lasting until school's out for Christmas break. It has now become a tradition that people look forward to and share with new hires, starting in September. *laugh* The craziness has turned into 4-6 batches (somewhere between 12-15 dozens) of cookies each night! It's such fun to see people get excited over the cookies that it makes all the work and expense worth it.

I love this! So thoughtful and literally sweet.

I can very much relate but mine has to do with cinnamon rolls. A local police dept now expects my cinnamon rolls every year on Christmas Day. It’s a labor of love and I’m so happy to do it!

 

[slo]

My family and coworkers love these: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/10402/the-best-rolled-sugar-cookies/
Don’t roll them too thin.

We ice with: https://savorysweetlife.com/easyrecipe-print/5094-0/

Thank you!!

christmas cookies
Ungreased cookie sheet preheat oven to 350 bake 10-12 minutes
1- cream together shortening and sugar
2-add eggs and beat
3-add flour, baking powder, salt,vanilla and milk
4. roll out. Try to get as many cookies out of each roll because every time you reroll the dough it gets tough

3/4 cup of shortening
1 cup sugar
2 eggs-slightly beaten
3 cups flour
3 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup of milk
1 teaspoon vanilla

frosting
1 lb powder sugar, 1 stick of butter softened, 1 teaspoon vanilla , and milk to desired consistency

Thank you!

A few weeks ago there was a cookie thread and I posted that I only intended to make ONE batch of Spritz cookies with the Wilton cookie press with changeable discs.

Well, so much for that. I got myself on a cookie baking binge. So far I’ve made;

1. The Spritz cookies. (Mostly gone, might make another batch).
2. Flourless peanut butter cookies with Hershey kiss on top. (All gone, WILL make more).
3. Rolled sugar cookies cut into Christmas shapes with cutters then painstakingly hand-iced. Not Pinterest worthy, so no photos, but I’ll give myself a Ralphie C+ for execution. Sorry, @slo , the recipe I used is just OK. I found it online, but already deleted it. No better than what you’ve already tried, I imagine.)
4. Standard Snickerdoodles. ( My aunt’s recipe that I posted a few months ago for someone.)
5. Brown sugar cookies. Basically chocolate chip cookies without the chips.
6. Iced and sprinkled Anna Sette cookies.
7. Polish Kolaczki cookies. Rolled sugarless dough. Butter and cream cheese with egg and whatever flavor extract. Roll over lightly powdered sugar surface. Cut into squares. Put dollop of whatever flavor jam in center of square. Fold one set of diagonal ends over jam. Dust with powdered sugar when cool.

Some cookies from most batches are frozen to be thawed Christmas Eve or Day. I also have some frozen sugar cookie dough that can be used for various types.

No need to be sorry
All your items look delicious

 

[evilmommie]

Hi @slo! I’m so with you on the sugar cookie recipes. I tried Alton Brown’s recipe this year. Pretty good, I think I would add orange zest for some zip.

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/sugar-cookies-recipe-1914697

 

[nene0182]

Your cookies are gorgeous! I'm much too lazy to put all that work in--especially the way my gang swills down cookies. It would make me cry to see my work decimated!

Thank you. Since my mom passed away last year, I found that doing this gives me a way to kind of “space out” and decompress. It’s funny you say that though, I gave my cookies out at work yesterday and my boss says she won’t eat hers because it’s “too pretty” to eat. I want people to eat them though since I’ve also spent a lot of time trying different recipes and flavor combinations to ensure they are delicious as well.

 

[evilmommie]

Chocolate covered pretzels are my go to holiday treat that I make and gift….made a ton the other day but I am also making a fudge wreath today and some mickey shaped sugar cookies.

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Ohhhh! Just beautiful.
Thanks for the pics! Inspiring.

 

[evilmommie]

Thank you. Since my mom passed away last year, I found that doing this gives me a way to kind of “space out” and decompress. It’s funny you say that though, I gave my cookies out at work yesterday and my boss says she won’t eat hers because it’s “too pretty” to eat. I want people to eat them though since I’ve also spent a lot of time trying different recipes and flavor combinations to ensure they are delicious as well.

Your cookies are just beautiful! Better than I have seen in the local bakeries. Your friends and family are so lucky to get your cookie gifts.

 

[evilmommie]

Rolled sugar cookies
Magnolia chocolate chip
Gingerbread
Swedish tea cookies
Pretzel hugs
Spritz
Maybe Oreo balls or peanut butter balls this Friday.

That’s gonna be it for me this year. I spend hours doing several batches of cinnamon rolls that are frozen for baking on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, so I’ll be baked out.

 

[Dznypal]

I used to bake a lot when my parents were still with this is the second year without my mom. us and my 2 brothers and sister and their families my parents would have Christmas Day by there house. I used to take a big box of baked goods it was so fun. But since I’ve cut back. I made 6 different kinds. Krispies bars. Chocolate chip. Peanut butter. cut outs. I put the grandkids in charge of these. Lol. And our engery co puts out a cookbook every year I made 2 bars from it this year. One was called symphony bars but the frosting was made with a boiled 1 cup milk snd 5 T flour. Then you blend thst in with butter vanilla and sugar. I sure didn’t think it would work out but it was great.

 

[NAB]

Two examples of my sorry efforts at sugar cookie decorating. But they do taste good.

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I didn’t have a piping bag or tips. Homemade icing applied with a small paint brush and toothpicks.

I do have some better ones that I’m saving for Christmas itself to show family. These rejects are for my own enjoyment.

At first I thought you did the reindeer. Love the plate. More colourful than me , like I said literally throw coloured sprinkles on the cookies and hope they stick. I do find sprinkles on the floor all the time…lol

 

[CGB]

The only thing I made this year was sugar cookies for gifts (and for my stomach) I really want to make no bakes though so I might do that on Friday but I’m not sure yet

Beautiful cookies! You are very talented! You could probably have a side gig there. I'm very impressed with the buffalo print!