Ladies- I thought we could share our favorite Christmas cookie recipes. I want to do some holiday baking and I have no idea what to use. I will be getting the 12 best cookies emails from foodnetwork so I will post those here as I get them. Anyone want to share their favorite/favorites?? Thanks!

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I love making thumbprint cookies. they are a little time consuming, but sooo good.

i will get the recipe for you from my cookbook shorty

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These are my favorite they taste so so so good.

Buckeyes

1/2 cup butter
1 cup peanut butter
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/4 stick paraffin wax (idon't use this it just makes your chocolate shiney)
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Cream butter, peanut butter and powdered sugar. Shape into walnut sized balls. Place tootpick in each ball and chill. Melt wax & chocolate over double boiler dip balls into chocolate and chill.

Robin I dont know if you remember but I made your buckeyes last year, thanks

They were a HIT TOO!! I did those and chocolate covered Cherries

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Chocolate cover cranberries are really good too! You get fresh cranberries, wash them, dry them and dip them in chocolate. Keep 'em in the fridge! Just the right mixture of sweet and tart!

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oh chocolate covered cranberries sound so good. I will have to make those. My favorite is White chocolate cranberry oatmeal cookies. I will post the recipe tonight (hopefully), my family will be coming soon. I just stopped getting ready for a sanity break.

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White Choc. cranraisin oatmeal cookies

1 cup of softened butter
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups Quaker oats (uncooked)
1 cup cranraisins
1 cup white chocolate chips

Heat over to 350 degrees. Beat together butter and sugars until creamy and light. Add eggs and vanilla, beat in well.
Add flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Mix well.
Stir in oats, cranraisins, choc. chips, mix well. Drop a tablespoonful onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10 to 12 minutes just till they start to lightly brown. (don't over bake, that way they are nice a soft) Cool of 1 minutes on cookie sheet, remove and cool on a rack.

Makes 3 1/2 to 4 dozen (depending on the size)

You can bake this up in an ungreased 13 by 9 baking pan for 30-35 minutes for a bar cookie.

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vicki - those sound soooo good!

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they are! they are very similar to a standard oatmeal raisin, but with white choc. and cranraisins. My kids love them and it is a great way to get in a little fruits and some oats.

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Thanks girls! I decided that to save $$ on coworker gifts, I wanted to bake goodies for people instead but I had no good recipes until now!

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Here is Day 1 of the 12 days of cookies from food network. My husband loves lace cookies so I will have to try this recipe!

Florentines (Italy) Recipe: Recipes: Food Network

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I made all these recipes ladies. They turned out great! Thanks for sharing. I also made these and they were EASY and AWESOME! Hope you enjoy.

Annie's Simple and Easy Recipes (Chocolate) Hershey's Kiss Treats Cookie Recipe

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I made these over the weekend and I am making myself take them to work tomorrow b/c they are TOO GOOD to keep in the house. I had cookies for breakfast this morning

Supreme Chocolate Chip Cookies

1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup softened butter
3/4 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
3/4 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 package vanilla instant pudding
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 1/2 cups chopped pecans(optional-I didn't use)
1 cup uncooked quick cooking oats

Beat shortening and butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until mixture is creamy;gradually add sugars,beating well. Add eggs, beating until blended. Add pudding mix and vanilla;beat until blended.

Combine flour and next four ingrediants. Gradually add to butter mixture, beating until blending. Stir in morsels, pecans and oats.

Shape dough into 1 1/2 inch balls;place on lightly greased baking sheets, and press to 1-inch thickness. Bake @375 for 10-12minutes, remove to wire racks to cool.

I LOVE them!!! I did have to put away the mixer and just use a wooden spoon for mixing partially through adding the flour b/c the dough is so thick. I hope you guys like them as much as we did.

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Here is a super easy and cute cookie. Check them out. I will post a picture later of the finished products. We are making these now with the kids.
Does not need much and very quick.

Elf Hats

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Vicki, I can't wait to see a picture. I need to make some cookies for my neighbors for Christmas and haven't decided on what to make.

Lauren, what are thumbprint cookies?

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Kedney-Here is the picture from the website. Ours still need the icing on the tip. We are going to finish tonight. We ran out of time last night before they went to bed.

Decorative Cookies: Elf Hats

Here is a picture of Briana finishing them a little while ago. Yes some of them don't look so much like elf hats, but something else. I have a great toffee bar recipe I will try to list later.

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