Christmas Cookies Recipes
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Gingerbread Men |
Rum Balls |
Christmas Sugar Cookies |
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Christmas baking
wouldn't seem complete without a batch of gingerbread men. Fragrant with
ground ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves the amount of which can be
adjusted to suit your own individual taste.
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Rum balls are the
perfect adult indulgence for as their name implies, 'rum' balls
contain rum and since we do not bake these cookies the alcohol taste
and content are not lost during baking. more |
These sweet and buttery
cut-out cookies are always a favorite for not only can you tailor the
shape of the cookie to the occasion but you can also dress them simply
with granulated or colored sugars or make them very decorative by
frosting them with royal icing. more |
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Chocolate Truffles |
Russian Tea Cakes/Mexican
Wedding Cakes |
Shortbread Cookies |
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These rich and elegant,
bite-sized round petit fours are made from a mixture of dark or white
chocolate and cream to which various flavorings can be added: butter,
liqueurs, extracts, nuts, coffee, purees, spices, candied or dried
fruits. more |
These melt-in-your mouth,
shortbread-like cookies go by many names; a Russian Tea Cake, a Mexican
Wedding Cake, an Italian Butter Nut, a Southern Pecan Butterball, a
Snowdrop, a Viennese Sugar Ball and a Snowball.
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Shortbreads are
traditionally a Christmas cookie that blends butter, sugar, and
flour to make a rich and delicate tasting cookie.
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Thumbprint Cookies |
Butter Tarts |
Peanut Blossom Cookies |
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A seasonal favorite,
buttery balls of dough are rolled in toasted nuts and filled with jam.
These little gems get their name from the fact you use your "thumb" to
make an indentation into each ball of dough for the jam.
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These Butter Tarts
consist of flaky pastry shells that are filled with a sweet mixture
of butter, brown sugar, and eggs. more |
Peanut Blossom Cookies
consist of a peanut butter cookie that has a chocolate Kiss sitting
happily on top. more |
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Most
of us have favorite cookie recipes that we like to bake at holiday time. They are
the ones we look forward to baking and serving as they are part of our family
traditions and invoke pleasant memories. But, if you are like me, I always
like to try something new and a little different. Sometimes they will get
added to the next year's "must bake" list and sometimes not. Here
are a few of my favorites, some I am sure you will recognize, others you may
want to try.
Notes
on Storing Cookies: Freshly made cookies need to be
cooled completely before storing in airtight containers or the cookies
will become soft from the steam they produce while they are still warm.
For frosted cookies, always let the frosting dry completely before
storing or the cookies will stick together. It is best to store
filled and frosted cookies in a single layer or between layers of
parchment or wax paper. Always store each type of cookie
separately. If you store different flavored and textured cookies
together they will end up taking on the characteristics
of each other i.e. a dry crisp textured cookie stored with a soft
textured cookie will absorb its moisture and become soft.
Likewise, a shortbread stored with a spice cookie will end up tasting
like a spice cookie. continued below
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Sugar Cookies |
Chocolate Crinkles |
Melting Moments |
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These sweet and buttery
cut-out cookies are always a favorite for not only can you tailor the
shape of the cookie to the occasion but you can also dress them simply
with granulated or colored sugars or make them very decorative by
frosting them with royal icing. more |
These are known as
Chocolate Crinkles or Black and Whites. Both are perfect names for
this deliciously soft, fudge-like chocolate cookie that is encased
in a coating of confectioners sugar.
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Melting Moments are a
delicious shortbread-like cookie covered with confectioners sugar that
literally melt-in-your-mouth. more |
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Snickerdoodles |
Coconut Macaroons |
Chocolate Chip Cookies |
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Snickerdoodles are an
old fashioned cookie that have a sugar cinnamon coating and a sweet
and buttery flavor. more |
Coconut Macaroons have a
wonderfully sweet coconut flavor with a crisp exterior and a soft and
chewy texture. more |
Chocolate Chip Cookies
are made with butter and a combination of white and brown sugars
which produces a rich and chewy cookie with caramelized edges.
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Oatmeal Cookies |
Chocolate Hazelnut
Biscotti |
Linzer Cookies |
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Loaded with oats, this
version produces a crisp and chewy cookie that can be filled with
chocolate chips (white or dark chocolate), dried fruits, and/or
chopped nuts. more |
This biscotti has a
wonderful dark chocolate-colored dough, which comes from using both
ground semi-sweet chocolate and cocoa powder.
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Linzer Cookies use the same ingredients
as the Linzertorte but present them in a different way. Two cookies are
sandwiched together with a layer of preserves.
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Pumpkin Cookies |
Ginger Cookies |
Nanaimo Bars |
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Pumpkin Cookies have a
wonderfully soft and spongy texture and taste of pumpkin and its
complementary spices (ground cinnamon, ginger and cloves). Absolutely
delicious with a cream cheese frosting.
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Ginger Cookies are aptly
named, as they are both ginger colored and ginger flavored. They have a
sugar coated crackly surface and when you bite into one you will find
the texture soft and chewy with a flavor that is buttery and spicy.
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Nanaimo Bars are British
Columbia's best known confection. They are wonderfully rich with two
layers of chocolate that are separated by a layer of buttercream
icing. more |
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Gingersnaps |
Turtle Brownies |
Chocolate
Fudge Cookies |
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Ginger Snaps are a
highly addictive, sugar coated cookie that gets its chewy texture and
spicy flavor from adding brown sugar, molasses, and spices (cinnamon,
ginger and cloves) to the batter. more |
Turtle Brownies consist
of a fudgy brownie that is topped with a layer of caramel mixed with
toasted pecans, and finished with a drizzling of melted chocolate.
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This cookie is a
chocolate lover's delight. Not only are they made with a whole pound of
chocolate, but they also contain both white and dark chocolate chips.
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Shortbread Cookies filled with White Chocolate & Raspberries |
Chocolate Cookies |
Florentines |
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Shortbreads are a
buttery cookie (biscuit) that taste absolutely delicious when
sandwiched together with raspberry jam and grated white chocolate.
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Combining the subtle
flavor of Dutch-processed cocoa powder with dark and white chocolate
chips produces a chocolate filled cookie that is chewy yet has nice
crisp edges. more |
Florentines are a delicious
mixture of toasted nuts and candied fruit that are coated with a sweet
sticky mixture of honey and sugar. They are finished with a layer of
melted chocolate. more |
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Chocolate Brownies |
Pumpkin Whoopie Pies |
Pecan Shortbreads |
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Chocolate Brownies have
a lovely deep chocolate flavor and dense fudge-like texture that are
topped with a smooth and glossy Ganache frosting. more |
Pumpkin Whoopie Pies take
two round domed shaped pumpkin cookies and sandwich them together with a
soft and creamy vanilla filling. more |
Pecan Shortbread Cookies
have a deep golden brown color and come out of the oven wonderfully
crisp and crunchy. more |
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Mincemeat Shortbread Bars |
Peanut Butter Cup Cookies |
Raspberry Oatmeal Squares |
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Mincemeat Shortbread
Bars have two buttery layers of shortbread sandwiched with a layer
of spicy mincemeat.
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Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
are delicious. Each cookie has a miniature peanut butter cup pressed
into the center which makes for a wonderful treat.
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This beautiful looking and
delicious tasting square combines the flavor of an oatmeal cookie with
raspberry jam. more |
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Magic Bars |
Rugalach Bars |
Mocha Shortbread |
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Magic Bars simply layer
six ingredients; melted butter, graham cracker crumbs, sweetened
coconut, chocolate chips, chopped walnuts, and a can of sweetened
condensed milk in a pan and the bars are baked. There is no mixing.
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Rugalach is a Eastern
European cookie that is made with a cream cheese flavored dough that is
cut into triangles and rolled around a filling to form a crescent. This
recipe makes Rugalach in bar form which is much less work.
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For this recipe we add
Dutch processed cocoa powder to a basic shortbread dough to give it
a smooth chocolate flavor and cornstarch has replaced some of the
all purpose flour to produce a delicate melt-in-your-mouth texture.
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Cowboy Cookies |
Cranberry White Chocolate Shortbreads |
Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies |
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Cowboy Cookies are sweet and
buttery and loaded with chocolate chips, rolled oats, raisins, sweetened
coconut, and walnuts. more |
Since this shortbread is
baked in a tart pan, we cut it into wedges which are called "petticoat
tails".
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Chocolate Chocolate Chip
Cookies use cocoa powder, melted dark chocolate and chocolate chips for
a cookie that is rich with chocolate flavor.
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Millionaire's Shortbread Bars |
Chocolate Coconut Macaroons |
Chocolate Mint Squares |
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This popular British
shortbread consists of three delicious layers; a buttery shortbread, a
smooth caramel, and a shiny layer of melted chocolate.
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Chocolate Coconut Macaroons
are bursting with flakes of sweetened coconut and have a wonderful deep
chocolate flavor. more |
While browsing
through the website it suddenly occurred to me that there wasn't a
recipe containing both chocolate and mint. I decided the perfect
dessert to feature these ingredients was a three layer square,
really a Nanaimo Bar, only peppermint flavored
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Chocolate Mint Brownies |
Chocolate Dipped Coconut Macaroons |
Toffee Bars |
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Chocolate Mint Brownies
consist of a dense and fudgy brownie that is topped with a mint flavored
butter frosting and a shiny chocolate glaze.
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Chocolate Dipped Coconut
Macaroons have wonderfully crispy edges and soft and chewy centers. They
are lovely when dipped in melted chocolate.
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Toffee Bars are a
delicious combination of toasted almonds, dark chocolate, and
buttery brown sugar shortbread.
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Cream Cheese Brownies |
Speculaas |
Sables (French
Butter Cookies) |
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Cream Cheese Brownies
combine a dense and fudgy chocolate brownie with a cheesecake-like
topping. more |
This recipe is one I have
adapted from 'Windmills in my Oven' as it still gives you that wonderful
spicy flavor of the commercial product only with a softer texture.
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Sables, also known as French
Butter Cookie or Breton Biscuit, is a classic French cookie originating
in Normandy France. more |
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Molasses Cookies |
Peanut Butter Cookies |
Spice Cookies |
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This highly addictive, sugar
coated cookie gets its chewy texture and spicy flavor from adding dark
brown sugar, molasses, and spices (cinnamon, ginger and cloves) to the
batter. more |
Peanut Butter Cookies
are instantly recognizable by their crisscross pattern. They have that
'sweet and salty' flavor combination that make them irresistible.
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Spice cookies are a great
tasting spicy almond cookie that is crisp and crunchy.
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Almond
Chocolate Biscotti |
Cappuccino Biscotti |
Cranberry Pistachio Biscotti |
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In this recipe we pair
the almonds with chunks of smooth dark chocolate.
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This is a biscotti that
combines the taste of coffee with chocolate, nuts, and spices.
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This biscotti makes the
perfect Christmas cookie, combining bright red dried cranberries with
lovely green pistachios.
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Chocolate Chunk Cookies |
Amaretti Cookies (Almond Macaroons) |
Almond Shortbreads |
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If you are in the mood
for a crispy buttery chocolate chip cookie this recipe fits the
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Amaretti is the Italian name
for macaroons, which means little bitter things. Crisp and crunchy on
the outside and soft inside, these small domed shaped cookies originated
in Venice Italy during the Renaissance period.
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Although this recipe is very
similar to a plain shortbread, it differs in that it uses not only all
purpose flour but also rice flour and almond flour which subtly changes
both its flavor and texture.
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Fruit and Nut Bars |
Chocolate Nut Shortbread |
Cheesecake Squares |
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These fruit and nut bars are
chewy and crunchy and loaded with flavor. They are healthy for us as
they contain lots of dried fruit and nuts and the batter has no butter
or oil in it. more |
This recipe is a delicious
combination of buttery shortbread, toasted nuts, and chopped chocolate.
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Cheesecake Squares are a
wonderful combination of a graham cracker crust and a thin layer of
creamy smooth cheesecake.
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Cranberry Shortbread Bars |
Butter Tart Squares |
Pecan Squares |
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Cranberry Shortbread Bars
have two layers of buttery shortbread with a lovely tangy cranberry
layer in between. more |
These little gems
are baked until the crusts have nicely browned and the filling has
set. They are excellent warm from the oven, at room temperature, or
even chilled. more |
Pecan Squares are the
perfect combination of a shortbread crust topped with a chewy and gooey
pecan filling. more |
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Tiles A D'Orange |
Madeleines |
Whoopie Pies |
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Tuiles are one of my
favorite cookies. The orange crunchy flavor is absolutely delicious.
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Whether you enjoy them
plain or dipped in your tea or coffee, these small petit fours sec make
the perfect afternoon treat. more |
Whoopie Pies take two round
domed shaped chocolate cookies and sandwich them together with a soft
and creamy vanilla filling. more |
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M&M's®
Cookies |
Chocolate Wafers |
Chocolate Sugar Cookies |
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M&M's cookies have
wonderfully crisp edges and soft and chewy centers. Kids absolutely love
these candy topped cookies. more |
Although there are many
chocolate cookies to choose from, I love to snack on these Chocolate
Wafers. Their texture is wonderfully crisp and crunchy and their
chocolate flavor is rich. more |
Chocolate Sugar Cookies are
a sweet and buttery cut-out cookie with a mild chocolate flavor that are
frosted with royal icing. more |
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Butter Cookies |
Brutti ma Buoni |
Brownies |
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Butter Cookies are sweet and
buttery with wonderfully crisp edges. Serve them plain with a bowl of
fruit sorbet or a fruit salad. These cookies can also be iced with a
Confectioners Frosting.
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Brutti ma Buoni is a
delicious Italian cookie that has a wonderfully crisp exterior with a
texture that is soft and chewy. Very similar to a meringue cookie only
with nuts. more |
Brownies are America's
favorite bar cookie and these are rich and dense with chocolate.
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Rice Krispies Treats® |
Low Fat Brownies |
S'Mores |
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This delicious
candy-like square is made with rice cereal, melted marshmallows, and
margarine. more |
Low-Fat Brownies have a wonderfully moist
and chewy texture and a
deep chocolate flavor. They
are wonderful plain or topped with fresh berries and/or a scoop of
low fat vanilla ice cream, frozen yogurt, or a fruit sorbet.
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S'mores are deliciously
sweet and gooey. They take roasted marshmallows and pieces of chocolate
and sandwiches them between two graham crackers.
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Linzer Squares |
Checkerboard Cookies |
Chocolate Peanut Squares |
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Linzer Squares have a
beautiful golden brown lattice crust made with ground nuts (almonds
and/or hazelnuts) and spices and filled with ruby red raspberry
preserves. more |
Checkerboard cookies
are appealing not only because they look beautiful but also because they
combine both the flavors of chocolate and vanilla.
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Chocolate Peanut Squares are
a delicious combination of peanut butter, cocoa powder, marshmallows,
rice cereal, and peanuts.
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Almond Biscotti |
Raisin Cookies |
Raisin Shortbreads |
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This is a traditional
biscotti, for it does not contain butter or oil, and its moisture
comes from the eggs. more |
Raisin Cookies have a soft
and chewy texture and a buttery sweet flavor. These homey raisin-packed,
old fashioned drop cookies are a busy mother's friend.
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Raisin Shortbreads take soft and chewy raisins and sandwich them between
two layers of tender and crumbly shortbread.
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Notes on Shipping Cookies: If you plan to ship cookies, choose cookies
that keep well and are not fragile. Place the container of cookies
in a heavy duty corrugated container or box that is larger than the
package of cookies to allow for packing materials (popcorn, newspaper,
bubble wrap, Styrofoam peanuts). Good examples of cookies to ship:
Amaretti,
Biscotti,
Gingersnaps,
Oatmeal,
Mexican Wedding Cakes,
Plain Sables,
Shortbreads,
Spice, or
Plain Sugar Cookies.
Notes on Cookie Containers: For
gift giving try to choose a container that matches the personality or
hobbies of the recipient. Ideas for containers are: new or antique
cookie jars, hatboxes, flowerpots, baskets, cookie tins, cellophane
bags, lunch bags, gift bags or boxes, festive paper or glass plates,
bakery boxes, or bowls. Adorn them with ribbon, raffia, or
metallic twine and attach a pretty gift tag. |
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