Christmas cookies are among the favorite delights of the holiday season. A user asked the forum, “Christmas Cookie classics for someone new to Christmas.” Here are the top responses.
LINZER COOKIES
“Linzer cookies! Molasses cookies, gingerbread men/house, ginger snaps, and sugar cookies for Santa.”
GINGERBREAD
“Gingerbread. It’s not sticky dough, so rolling and cutting is fun.”
MOLASSES COOKIES
“Molasses cookies are my favorite, and the snowball ones, the round pecan ones with the powdered sugar.”
CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
“Chocolate chip cookies are a must-have for us. Sugar cookies, peanut butter blossoms, & oatmeal raisins are usually added to our cookie mix. I might bake some Twix cookies this year to switch it up.”
SUGAR COOKIES
“Sugar cookies are a classic in our American holiday parties. Cut cookies into Christmas shapes, and then everyone can decorate with colored frosting. Also, molasses/spice cookies, gingerbread, and ginger snaps are all classic.”
SPRITZ COOKIES
“Spritz cookies, linzer tarts, pecan candies, sugar cookies to the ice together, I make a chocolate cookie with a crushed candy cane and many more.”
ITALIAN RAINBOW COOKIES
“Italian rainbow cookies. I’ve made these peppermint shortbread cookies that are very Christmassy. We can share links here, but it’s the ‘peppermint cream squares’ recipe from the kitchen blog.”
CRINKLE COOKIES
“Crinkle cookies! We also love krumkake, but that’s not one everyone will see as traditional.”
PEANUT BUTTER BLOSSOMS
“Peanut butter blossoms are a must in my household. Peanut butter cookies with a Hershey’s kiss pushed into the top when they come out of the oven.”
MEXICAN WEDDING COOKIES
“Mexican wedding cookies (Russian tea cakes) are my family’s go-to.”
CRANBERRY NOELS
“Cranberry Noels are great. They’re a buttery shortbread with bits of pecan and cranberry in them. Love them!
Molasses cookies are good, too. I use an old recipe from a Betty Crocker cookbook.”
BUTTERSCOTCH HAYSTACKS
“It barely qualifies as baking, but for me, it was always butterscotch haystacks. We always had those in the cookie and candy mix for the holidays, and I love them to this day, with the added benefit of being ridiculously easy to make.”
MAGIC BARS
“Magic bars (this is the actual name of the recipe) and a small pan of fudge. A little goes a long way.”
ALMOND BUTTONS
“Almond Buttons. In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat until smooth: 1 can solo almond paste- broken into small pieces, one ¼ cups sugar, and 2 ½ teaspoons flour.”
PEANUT BUTTER BALLS
“Peanut Butter Balls (Ohio Buckeyes) are always a must for me and 7-layer bars.”
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