“A balanced diet is a Christmas cookies in each hand.”
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Many have memories and family traditions that involve baking and eating Christmas cookies. However, with the stress of the holiday, it is difficult to find the time and energy to prepare Pinterest perfect sweets. Below, I will provide you with some simple recipes for Christmas cookies that will not only delight your family and friends but will leave you with the energy and time to enjoy what matters most.
Christmas cookies are always a favorite with Southern Living readers, so it is little wonder that this recipe for Basic Butter Cookie Dough became a holiday favorite. Ellender Mills of Raleigh, North Carolina, sent in this recipe, which ran in December, 1995, and described how she divided the dough into quarters, adding different flavorings, frostings, and garnishes to each quarter to create a wonderful assortment of Christmas cookies.
This 4-ingredient, simple peanut butter cookies recipe is a must-have for those moments when a quick dessert is needed on hand. Taking less than 20 minutes to put together and 15 minutes to bake, you can have homemade peanut butter cookies in an easy 35 minutes.
Of all the things we love about the holidays-the carols, the lights, the parties-baking cookies just might be our favorite. We can’t get enough: the aroma of crackles, gingerbread, Linzer, and shortbread cookies wafting from our oven. When it comes to tried-and-true flavor combos, sweet and tangy is hard to beat.
Prep 15 min Total 1 hr 10 min Servings 20 Starting with Betty Crocker™ brownie mix makes quick work of these chewy, minty Christmas cookies. MORE+ LESS- Betty Crocker Premium Brownie Mix Heat oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper. Open box of brownie mix, and set chocolate pouch aside.
