Let's talk Christmas & baking cookies!!

[a1tinkfans]

Peanut butter, sugar cookies, lemon drops, chocolate chips, macaroons, magic bars, gingerbread, walnut crescents.

 

[slo]

Consider this one too. Brown sugar is literally a game-changer.
https://www.gimmesomeoven.com/brown-sugar-cookies/

Thank you!
I’m loving everyone’s suggestions

 

[Babs Johnson]

Since I’ve been on extended vacation while my wife is still working, I decided to try my hand at cookie baking. From scratch!!! Usually I just bought the packaged mixes where you add some butter and an egg, or the refrigerated slice and bake rolls, or even the pre-sliced dough with Santa or Rudolph faces on then.

The first two batches didn’t turn out well, mainly because I attempted to reduce the recipes and miscalculated the butter. Why do so many recipes say “1/2 cup of butter?” Why can’t they specify in weight or number of sticks?

Anyway, I made chocolate chip, rolled and cut sugar cookies, Italian anisette, peanut butter with Hershey kisses on top, and snickerdoodles.

I also made cupcakes from scratch, not a mix, and iced them.

 

[limace]

We always make:
-my grandma’s orange bread (uses a whole ground orange, peel and all)
-cream cheese mints
-cranberry orange biscotti
-iced sugar cookies
-saltine toffee
-fleur de sel caramels (multiple batches)
-Russian tea
-cornflake wreaths (my kids’ favorite)

This year I also made a grapefruit Bundt that was lovely and delicious, and these amazing stamped gingerbread which will def go into regular rotation:
https://www.food.com/recipe/tartines-soft-glazed-gingerbread-491511

 

[QueenIsabella]

Since I’ve been on extended vacation while my wife is still working, I decided to try my hand at cookie baking. From scratch!!! Usually I just bought the packaged mixes where you add some butter and an egg, or the refrigerated slice and bake rolls, or even the pre-sliced dough with Santa or Rudolph faces on then.

The first two batches didn’t turn out well, mainly because I attempted to reduce the recipes and miscalculated the butter. Why do so many recipes say “1/2 cup of butter?” Why can’t they specify in weight or number of sticks?

Anyway, I made chocolate chip, rolled and cut sugar cookies, Italian anisette, peanut butter with Hershey kisses on top, and snickerdoodles.

I also made cupcakes from scratch, not a mix, and iced them.

Um, half a cup of butter is one stick. It says so, right on the wrapper. 1 stick = 1/4 pound of butter.

That said, good for you for coming out of your comfort zone and baking cookies from scratch. Another thought, aside from reducing a recipe, is that you could freeze either half the dough or half the baked (unfrosted) cookies. Then, you have bonus cookies at a later time.

 

[Buzz Rules]

Currently there are pies and breads baking in my house at the moment. Some sugar cookies will go in the oven after. Also, this year we’re making baked churros as a light dessert for tonight.

 

[Meriweather]

We have a lot of containers of cookies and candy now.
This are the trays made up for tonight. I have enough to refill 6-7 more times.

Gluten free for DD


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