Christmas cookie recipes...and other Christmas goodies (brown sugar, ginger, powder)
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List your easiest/favorite Christmas cookie recipes here
I'm in dire need of easy, yet delicious cookie recipes.
Someone led me to the oreo ball recipe, which are perfect, but I need some additional recipes.
(I need to come up with a varied collection of 9 dozen Christmas cookies by Wednesday evening!)
Thanks so much in advance.
Stmaarten,
Followed you here from the CLT forum. I thought of another easy one. Wheat Thins with peanut butter in between, then dip them in melted chocolate. They're so yummy and quick quick quick!
Do you have to make 9 dozen Christmas cookies by Weds or just have the recipes?
How About:
-Chocolate Chip Cookies
-Oatmeal Cookies/I have a recipe that you roll up and chill and slice. It makes small, thin cookies. Very good.
-Basic Brown Sugar Refrigerator Cookies
-Brownies--chocolate and butterscotch
-Snowballs/butter cookie with pecans/rolled in confectioner's sugar/my favorite
-Date/fruit balls--the recipes are usually no bake and involve oatmeal
-Cheese straws
-Lemon bars
-7 layer cookies
-Mini cheesecakes?
-gingerbread cookies
-Rice Krispy treats
-Graham Cracker Toffee http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1610...243193,00.html
I have to make 9 dozen by Wednesday.
I made a batch of chocolate balls, rolled in powdered sugar, years ago. They were incredible, but I lost the recipe.
I wonder if they're similar to the snowballs you listed?
Do I just make the sugar cookie dough recipe as listed on the instructions, then add crushed pecans and roll them into confectioner's sugar, then bake?
Great link! Thanks!
I have to make 9 dozen by Wednesday.
I made a batch of chocolate balls, rolled in powdered sugar, years ago. They were incredible, but I lost the recipe.
I wonder if they're similar to the snowballs you listed?
Do I just make the sugar cookie dough recipe as listed on the instructions, then add crushed pecans and roll them into confectioner's sugar, then bake?
Great link! Thanks!
I'll look for the snowball recipe. It is just butter, flour, vanilla, pecans and sugar, IIRC. Roll into balls, bake and roll the balls in confectioner's sugar.
I never have my recipes here at work when I read this page - lol!
This is what I do though:
Make oreo balls - no one will care about the other cookies - lol
Make one or 2 fancier new recipes I find.
Then a batch of snickerdoodles (simple recipe found anywhere on the web, and it is usually a big batch recipe)
And a batch of choco chip or oatmeal choco chip cookies.
That is a nice variety of favorites and new cookies.
Have fun!!! It wouldn't be the holidays without the cookie baking frenzy!
I think these are quite easy. But don't eat and drive!
Rum Balls
1 1/2 cups toasted pecans, finely chopped (hazelnuts,
walnuts, or almonds can be used, but pecans are the best)
1 1/4 cups finely crushed shortbread or vanilla wafer
cookies (I used Keebler)
1/2 cup confectioners sugar (powdered)
2 tablespoons cocoa powder (regular unsweetened cocoa
powder, the kind that comes in the can)
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
1/4 cup rum (OR 1 T rum flavoring)
Process the vanilla wafer cookies or shortbread cookies in
the food processor until finely ground. Add the crumbs to
the finely chopped pecans. To this mixture add the
confectioners sugar and cocoa powder and stir until
combined. Add the corn syrup and rum and mix well. Chill if
necessary and then shape into 1 inch balls. Place the sifted
confectioners sugar into a small bowl and roll the rum balls
in the sugar.
Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator. These
are best if made several days in advance of serving to allow
the flavors to mingle.
Serve at room temperature.
Makes about 4 dozen (48 rum balls).
I love oatmeal and chocolate chip cookies though and they are fairly easy to make.
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