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maybeamommy
Blessed beyond belief
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Let's talk Christmas cookies!
Please tell me what kinds of cookies you're making for Christmas - and pictures/recipes would be fantastic!
So far my ideas are:
Sugar cookies with royal icing
Peanut butter cookies with hershey kiss
Rainbow cookies
Chocolate chip cookies
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Posted 12/4/08 7:17 PM  |
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nancy6485
So in love
Member since 10/05 3363 total posts
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Nancy
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Re: Let's talk Christmas cookies!
we do
gingerbread
chocolate chip
sugar cookies
peanut butter cookies {w/ the hersey kiss of course!}
sometimes a molasses cookies i'll do too
i'll have to get my recipes out
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| Posted 12/4/08 8:24 PM |
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bklyngirl
COULD THIS BE MY YEAR??
Member since 6/05 15758 total posts
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Gail
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Re: Let's talk Christmas cookies!
Posted by nancy6485
we do
gingerbread
chocolate chip
sugar cookies
peanut butter cookies {w/ the hersey kiss of course!}
sometimes a molasses cookies i'll do too
i'll have to get my recipes out
i hear all about your cooking. i can't wait to hear what you're doing this yr
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| Posted 12/4/08 8:41 PM |
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Trishthebride
LIF Infant
Member since 8/08 270 total posts
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Trisha
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Re: Let's talk Christmas cookies!
Do you have a recipe for rainbow cookies! I LOVE THESE!!!
Thanks!
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| Posted 12/5/08 7:00 AM |
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TTCbaby
Twin mommies are twice as nice
Member since 4/08 1861 total posts
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J
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Re: Let's talk Christmas cookies!
I will be making:
Thumbprint cookies
Nut Crescents
Biscotti
Fig Cookies
Sugar Cookies
Florentines
Spritz cookie press cookies
and I am going to try Buckeyes this year (like a peanut butter chocolate candy/cookie)
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| Posted 12/5/08 9:35 AM |
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MarisaK
HELLO Manolo !!
Member since 5/06 14562 total posts
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Marisa
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Re: Let's talk Christmas cookies!
I don't like to do the 'typical' Christmas cookies b/c then you have like 500 of the same damn cookie on the table -
But I do LIKE to make the cut out shape sugar cookies. so I break my own rule and do those -
I also do:
Oatmeal Raisin
Paula Deen's Gooey Chocolate Butter Cookies
Cranberry/Chocloate biscotti
And something 'new' every year .........I haven't decided what yet.
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| Posted 12/5/08 9:53 AM |
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nylisa
My Children
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MaMa
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Re: Let's talk Christmas cookies!
I make Snowball Cookies.
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/4 cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
3/4 cup finely chopped nuts
1/4 teaspoon salt
Powdered sugar
1. Heat oven to 400ºF.
2. Mix butter, 1/2 cup powdered sugar and the vanilla in large bowl. Stir in flour, nuts and salt until dough holds together.
3. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place about 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
4. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set but not brown. Remove from cookie sheet. Cool slightly on wire rack.
5. Roll cooled cookies in powdered sugar again.
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| Posted 12/5/08 11:06 AM |
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RadioLau
LIF Adult
Member since 4/07 2179 total posts
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Laura
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Re: Let's talk Christmas cookies!
I always make:
Chocolate Chip Cookies (Ghirardelli)
Snowballs
Sugar Cookies
Angel Thumbprints
Sometimes I throw in a wildcard cookie but that is only if I have time!
FM me if you would like any of the recipes and I will write them out. The chocolate chip ones I just follow on the back of the ghirardelli chips.
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| Posted 12/5/08 2:34 PM |
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dbleplay17
My 2 boys!
Member since 10/06 4578 total posts
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Chrissy
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Re: Let's talk Christmas cookies!
Posted by Trishthebride
Do you have a recipe for rainbow cookies! I LOVE THESE!!!
Thanks!
This is a BIG hit
1 can (8 oz.) almond paste
1 cup butter, softened (no substitutes)
1 cup sugar
4 eggs, separated
2 cups all-purpose flour
6 to 8 drops red food coloring
6 to 8 drops green food coloring
1/4 cup seedless red raspberry jam
1/4 cup apricot jam (I dont use this I use all raspberry)
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Directions:
Grease the bottoms of three matching 13x9x2 baking pans (or reuse one pan). Line the pans with waxed paper; grease the paper.
Place almond paste in a large mixing bowl; break up with a fork. Cream with butter, sugarand egg yolks until light, fluffy and smooth. Stir in flour.
In another mixing bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Fold into dough, mixing until thoroughly blended. Divide dough into three portions (about 1-1/3 cups each). Color one portion with red food coloring and one with green; leave the remaining portion uncolored. Spread each portion into the prepared pans.
Bake at 350°F for 10-12 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Invert onto wire racks: remove waxed paper. Place another wire rack on top and turn over. Cool completely.
Place green layer on a large piece of plastic wrap. Spread evenly with raspberry jam. Top with uncolored layer and spread with apricot jam. Top with pink layer. Bring plastic wrap over layers. Slide onto a cookie sheet and set a cutting board or heavy, flat pan on top to compress layers. Refrigerate overnight.
The next day, melt chocolate in a double boiler. Spread over top layer; allow to harden. With a sharp knife, trim edges. Cut into 1/2-inch strips across the width; then cut each strip into 4-5 pieces. Store in airtight containers.
ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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| Posted 12/5/08 4:32 PM |
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JenniferH
LIF Adult
Member since 8/07 1109 total posts
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Jennifer
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Re: Let's talk Christmas cookies!
Thank you Chrissy for posting the rainbow cookie recipe...I think I am "finally" going to make them this year...EVERY Christmas I say I'm going to and then never do...but, the recipe you posted sounds easy enough and that's it...I've got to do it...they are one of my FAVORITES!!!!!
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| Posted 12/5/08 7:12 PM |
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bklyngirl
COULD THIS BE MY YEAR??
Member since 6/05 15758 total posts
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Gail
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Re: Let's talk Christmas cookies!
i'm looking for a good recipe to make sugar cookies. i have cookie cutters that i want to use
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| Posted 12/5/08 8:24 PM |
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nancy6485
So in love
Member since 10/05 3363 total posts
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Nancy
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Re: Let's talk Christmas cookies!
I forgot to add i'll probably be making Bark too...I LOVE IT, i could eat half a batch
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| Posted 12/5/08 8:41 PM |
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Colie
LIF Adolescent
Member since 7/07 507 total posts
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Colie
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Re: Let's talk Christmas cookies!
I will be making...........
7 layer/neopoitan cookies
pecan balls
raspberry coconut thumbprints
gingerbread men
cream cheese walnut
lemon butter cookies
chocolate pistachio
mini panettones
probably rosettes (fried) with powdered sugar.
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| Posted 12/7/08 10:51 AM |
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SnickNNick
In our new house!!
Member since 8/08 2119 total posts
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Nicole
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Re: Let's talk Christmas cookies!
We will be making:
Cut out sugar cookies
Cookie press butter cookies
Chocolate chip
Reverse Choc chip (choc cookie with white choc chips)
Pride of Iowa oatmeal cookies (SO good)
Snowball kisses
Ice Box cookies (a brown sugar cookie with walnuts--family thing)
Nut cups (or pecan tassies, some people call them)
Chocolate & white choc covered pretzels
Maybe ginger cookie of some kind, I'm still deciding
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| Posted 12/7/08 11:28 AM |
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wp
5 years!!!!
Member since 6/05 1932 total posts
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C
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Re: Let's talk Christmas cookies!
I make these every year---my husband loves them.
Reese's peanut butter cookies
COOKIES:
1 cup butter
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
40-45 chocolate-covered miniature peanut butter cups
GLAZE:
1 teaspoon butter
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. For cookies: combine butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar and peanut
butter in large bowl. Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well
blended.
Beat in egg and vanilla.
3. Combine flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl. Mix into creamed
mixture at low speed until just blended.
4. Form rounded teaspoonfuls of dough around each peanut butter cup.
Enclose entirely. Place 2 inches apart on cookie sheet.
5. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until cookies are just browned. Remove
immediately to wire rack.
6. For glaze: combine butter, chocolate chips and peanut butter in
microwave-safe cup. Microwave at 50% (medium). Stir after 1 minute.
Repeat until smooth.
(or melt on range top in small saucepan on very low heat.) Dip cookie
tops in glaze.
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| Posted 12/7/08 2:41 PM |
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Blazesyth
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Re: Let's talk Christmas cookies!
I'm also thinking about attempting the rainbow cookies this year.
Where in the supermarket do you usually get the almond paste? Is it in the baking area, or the nut area or someplace else? 
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| Posted 12/7/08 2:42 PM |
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maxsgirl
LIF Adult
Member since 1/06 2086 total posts
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sarah
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Re: Let's talk Christmas cookies!
almond paste should be in the baking aisle.
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| Posted 12/7/08 3:00 PM |
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Blazesyth
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Re: Let's talk Christmas cookies!
Posted by maxsgirl
almond paste should be in the baking aisle.
Thanks.
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| Posted 12/7/08 3:04 PM |
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EmmaNick
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Member since 12/06 16001 total posts
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Re: Let's talk Christmas cookies!
I'm making
Gingerbread (so excited to decorate them with the kids even though I'm horrible at it)
7 layer cookies (I don't do the nuts though) - Recipe on the Eagle website. Best cookies ever! (I think they call them magic cookie bars on the site)
I found a Paula Dean recipe in a magazine that seems easy. Take sugar cookie dough, slice, put a thin mint cookie in between them and bake. I'm going to try those!
I also want to make peanut butter chocolate balls.
Message edited 12/7/2008 5:28:15 PM.
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| Posted 12/7/08 5:26 PM |
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wannabemom
look who's freshly baked!
Member since 12/07 7364 total posts
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aka marriedinportjeff
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Re: Let's talk Christmas cookies!
spekulatius (german spice cookies)
chocolate chip
hazelnut
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| Posted 12/7/08 5:59 PM |
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