Christmas Cookies: What are your favorites?

[geardaddy]

My four favorites:

Rum Balls


Haystacks


Peanut Blossoms


Welsh Cakes


On edit: had to add Welsh cakes

[Rambis]

1. Pecan Sandies

my mother used to make-She is gone and I am ceoliac so I live with fond memories

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[geardaddy]

2. Yes, those are good.

[Arkansas Granny]

3. Snickerdoodles. My daughter and I baked over 13 dozen of them the other day along

with our other cookies, candies and treats.

[geardaddy]

4. Cinnamony goodness!

[kcass1954]

5. my personal favorite cookie any time of the year,

One of the reasons I love them so much is that the dough freezes well. Mr k and our son devour homemade cookies in an incredibly short amount of time. I make the dough and bake a couple dozen at a time.

Fond memories for me as well. My mom and I made these together when I was a child, and I still use her recipe.

[winter is coming]

7. My kid asks for these every single time there's a "bake something for school need".

Apparently, most people don't bother with them anymore, because it got to the point where the other children in my kid's school were demanding Snickerdoodles for class parties, as in "your mom has to make..."

[rurallib]

13. Yes Indeed! Snicker doodles!

[R B Garr]

6. I would probably have to say the good, old-fashioned decorated sugar cookies

There's nothing like picking up a decorated cookie that looks so pretty. Such a seasonal treat!

Partly I like them so much because I appreciate the effort and creativity that go into those decorations. My efforts tend to look like a third grader did them (my apologies to third graders!), so I really admire the care that goes into the decorating. If anyone here has some sugar cookie decorating tips and how you go about it, I would love to hear it.

[winter is coming]

8. Cherry Winks

http://www.kitchenriffs.com/2011/12/cherry-winks.html

and something my mother-in-law calls "Mrs. Claus' Brownies": a flat fudgy brownie, topped by a stiff American buttercream (I add mint extract and green food coloring), and a layer of chocolate.

Also, spritz cookies or shortbread, if it's homemade. I don't like the rock-hard commercial varieties.

[DinahMoeHum]

9. Date Pinwheel cookies

[winter is coming]

10. Date bars! OMG, I haven't made date bars in years and they are sooooo good. n/t

[Walk away]

11. I'm making homemade peanut butter cookies for the dogs on X-mas eve. nt

[LiberalElite]

12. Pizzelle

a co-worker makes these every year:

[GoCubsGo]

14. My aunt's mom used to make those.

Hers were anise-flavored. They were yummy! Those and my grandma's frosted sugar cookies were my favorite Christmas cookies, and they still are--even if they're made by somebody else now.

[Kali]

15. cream cheese cherry cokies

recipe that needs to be quadrupled, at least - http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/yuletide-cherry-cookies


and the pecan cookies dusted with powdered sugar that most people call snowballs. I know them as Mexican wedding cookies - can be in the shape of a ball or a crescent

[handmade34]

16. Springerle

[likesmountains 52]

17. Krumkake!

Norwegian rolled cookies. I have my grandma's old krumkake iron, but last year I broke down ad bought an electric one...

[Eyerish]

18. Here are my two favorites:

Chocolate Crinkles
http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/chocolate_crinkles/&media=&description=Chocolate%20Crinkles%20Recipe%20|%20Simply%20Recipes

I got the recipe from my sister, but I also found it on this site:
http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/chocolate_crinkles/

Russian Tea Cakes
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Recipe:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/russian-tea-cakes-recipe/index.html

[Packerowner740]

21. I love Russian tea cakes

[geardaddy]

23. I love Russian teacakes too.

And Pffernusse.

[Marie Marie]

19. There is nothing wrong in this world that can't be made better with a

plain old home made, soft and chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie. Well, make that more than one cookie with a big glass of cold milk.

[Packerowner740]

20. Russian tea cakes

Mmmm, mmmm, good.

[pinboy3niner]

22. Schweddy Balls!

[geardaddy]

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