Cookies

[MerrySouthernChristmas]

Over the years, i have left, sugar, oatmeal, chocolate chip, gingerbread, and once, when my grandpa was here for christmas, Oreos, for santa. I know some people do the same cookie every year, so i was wondering if any of ya'll have a special cookie.

[dvdguy]

chocolate chip definitely

[e_xander]

My wife made a new favorite for me....Oreo's dipped in Almond Bark. Not original, but still good!

Sean

[MerrySouthernChristmas]

Cool, my favorite are most likely sugar cookies with loads of frosting! (Preferably cream cheese or real buttercream frosting)

[caseydbell]

It depends on what we have made for the year. :-D

[kidzrme]

SUGAR COOKIES MADE AND DECORATED BY THE CHILDREN!

[SnowMaiden1018]

My children and I usually start our Cookie making activites on Black Friday. We Wrap Santa a lil Box filled with our best cookies--Choco Chip, Sugar Cookies, OUR famous Milkyway cookies (just choco chip cookie batter but instead of chips we freeze then smash a milky way bar, or a TOFFEE bar!) and whatever else kind of cookies we make and then we leave them out for Santa to take home to the Mrs. and the Elves. After all Santa has already eaten at everyone elses house, and why not take some home for the ride and for the others who have helped him with Christmas??? :smile: :)

[caseydbell]

pumpkin
Ritz and peanut butter covered in chocolate & white chocolate

[Merry Sage]

Choc chip and Fudgeos! :D

[dvdguy]

fudgeos?

[Merry Sage]

fudgeos?

Fudgeos. The chocolate oreo! :D

[dvdguy]

mmmmm

I like those chocolate covered mint ones
Except theres like 6 in a box what a rip

[Merry Sage]

mmmmm

I like those chocolate covered mint ones
Except theres like 6 in a box what a rip

LOL! Maybe if someone wasn't so piggy? :D

[dvdguy]

no that wont work, im always gonna be a pig

[HollyJells]

I make pumpkin cheesecake cookies, oh and brownie cookies..... both are good but my hips tend to tell on me once the holidays are over and i am wondering why my pants dont fit loosely anymore

[Merry Sage]

Eat them with a diet soft drink or herbal tea. Cancels out the calories. Honest. Same with pies and cakes; slice and leave for five minutes so the calories can leak out.

I got this from Reggie's Diner back home. Reggie wouldn't lie to me. :D

[dvdguy]

sounds like a good idea

[MerrySouthernChristmas]

Same with Girl Scout Cookies, if you break them in half, then all the calories escape...

[caseydbell]

pumpkin cheesecake...MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

[christmas_nut_k_1209]

Snickerdoodles! :-D

[dvdguy]

mmmm snickerdoodle :thumbsup:

[caseydbell]

mmmm snickerdoodle :thumbsup:
one of my most favorite type of cookies

[Minta]

We leave a couple different kinds of cookies for Santa

We make sugar cut outs and our daughter will select which cutter will be used to make Santa's cookie. Once it has baked and cooled she will decorate it with frosting. A couple chocolate chip cookies and a reese brownie bite.

[elfworks]

santa gets a big glass of nog (with a shot on the side, just in case he needs a little pickmeup) and nutmeg cookies.

xo

[Head Elf]

It all depends on what I have made that particular week. It's usually Oatmeal Raisin. I eat all the sugar cookies. One year I made Welsh Cookies and left them out. Unfortunately, the ex ate all of them.

[Billy Battles]

My 7 year old Nephew wants to be a Chef when he grows up so I usually let him pick the kind and we make them. Then we set some aside for Santa and eat the rest.

[kgstyles]

we leave out a different variety of cookies every year for Santa and a tall glass of milk.

[Head Elf]

:p OOOh, I love to make snickerdoodles and thumbprints.

[Sunshine73]

We usually left sugar cookies with a glass of milk. When I was a nanny, many moons ago, I worked for a family that left out a Snickers bar and a Pepsi. cheesy

[Merry Sage]

I have a massive craving for iced cookies!

[sugarplum fairy]

We leave different things every year. I always leave it up to the kids what to leave for Santa.:))

[Annette1990]

I have a recipe for Sour Cream Christmas Cookies...very light and moist. Kinda like a sugar cookie I guess. And I always make my own homemade frosting using powder sugar, milk butter and vanilla. Then I use food color to make different colors and let my daughter and friends decorate...

[Holiday]

Homemade cut out sugar cookies for the big guy, iced & ready to eat!!! :smile:


Christmas Cut-Out Cookies

1 C. Shortening (Jean uses ½ C. margarine & ½ C. Crisco -OR- 1 C. buttered flavor Crisco)
2 C. Sugar
3 Eggs
1 C. Sour milk (1 C. milk minus 1 tsp. + 1 tsp. vinegar)
1 tsp. Baking Soda
4 tsp. Baking Powder
Pinch of salt
½ tsp. almond extract
5 C. flour

Works best if it is set in the fridge overnight. Roll ¼” thick & cut out. Bake 7-9 min. @ 350º.

[MerrySouthernChristmas]

ooo...
Those sour cream cookies sound good!

I decided this afternoon that I wanted to make Sugar Cookies for santa, so that's sort of ironic! I'll probobly use your recipie.

[snowangel_x3]

Eh, not really. It's pretty much all up to my mom. Sometimes we put out her homemade oatmeal cookies & sometime we put the break-n-bake Nestle chocolate chip cookies. Sometimes it's even walnuts. It all depends. =]

[Maebeary]

Our favorite cookies are peanut butter with a hershey kiss in the middle and chocolate chip with a reese cup in the middle. CC with a reese cup is the overall fave in my family. I use the miniature muffin cups and put the reese cup in at the end. I then sprinkle Christmas sprinkles on them to decorate them. These are actually the best when they are still warm!

[MerrySouthernChristmas]

That sounds soooooooo good. I LOVE Reeses. My favorite candy in the world... something about the bonding of the two totally different worlds of Chocolate and Peanut Butter.

[mrspenguin]

We usually leave Santa a few different thing every year. I always make cookies trays w/ like 15 different kinds of cookies and treats so we pick what we think he would like. This year though, my mom and I are adding peppermint whoopie pies to the tray and I have a felling the big guy would like one of those.

[snowangel82]

I would leave sugar and eat the chocolate chip for myself! lol! Sorry Santa, but those are my faves!

[MerrySouthernChristmas]

@ Mrspenguin - oo! those peppermint pies sound good!

@ Snowangel - I know what you mean!

[clarebear]

My mums homemade are the best! chocolate chip ones also oatmeal! simply delicious!

[kidzrme]

My mom makes the best thumb print cookies. She only makes them around Christmas, along with her homeade chocolate fudge:smile:

[MerrySouthernChristmas]

yeah, the only time we ever get fudge is the holiday season, we only make it once during that time, but we make enough, it lasts us almost the whole month of December

[MerrySouthernChristmas]

Come to think of it, It last's us through december and most of january... lolz

[novelist]

:sparkle:For Christmas, I'm planning on baking two different kinds of cookies. Peanut Butter Blossoms, and oatmeal. I'm also making pumpkin bars to have over the Thanksgiving holiday, I thought it would be nice to make something special when we decorate the house for the holidays. I'm also baking pumpkin pie bread. I can't wait to start baking!

[Maureen]

:sparkle:For Christmas, I'm planning on baking two different kinds of cookies. Peanut Butter Blossoms, and oatmeal. I'm also making pumpkin bars to have over the Thanksgiving holiday, I thought it would be nice to make something special when we decorate the house for the holidays. I'm also baking pumpkin pie bread. I can't wait to start baking!

Ooh - could you forward a recipe for that please?? Sounds brilliant and my family will have a pleasant change from banana which is the only kind I can do successfully!!

[xlizxfraserx]

We usualy put out sugar cookies

[act_as_if]

Gingerbread!! And oatmeal raisin.

For those of you who bake ahead of time. How do you store your cookies until its time for christmas? Freeze them? Or store them in a cool place? My mom makes cookies ahead of time and freeze them. But my dad and brothers always find them. Then she has to make more. How should she hide them from the boys?

[MerrySouthernChristmas]

Usually we bake them either xmas Eve or xmas Eve Eve... then keep them on a plate until santa's arrival

[Christmasstar]

those have usually been the ones left. Sometimes it is chocolate chips:hi:

[novelist]

:transform:Gingerbread!! And oatmeal raisin.

For those of you who bake ahead of time. How do you store your cookies until its time for christmas? Freeze them? Or store them in a cool place? My mom makes cookies ahead of time and freeze them. But my dad and brothers always find them. Then she has to make more. How should she hide them from the boys?
I always freeze my baked goods for the holidays. I've never had a problem with them.

[MerrySouthernChristmas]

We usually left sugar cookies with a glass of milk. When I was a nanny, many moons ago, I worked for a family that left out a Snickers bar and a Pepsi. cheesy

Ha ha ha!

[gameshowguy2000]

I usually left a glass of milk and chocolate chip cookies. In fact, this Santa's MySpace blog suggests you leave him chocolate chip cookies (as he HATES macaroons): http://blog.myspace.com/santaclausiswatching

[sdkluger]

We, the kids and I, usually make several batches of cookies. We pick a weekend in December and make them all at once. We like doing frosted sugar cookies, chocolate chip cookies, chocolate pixies, just about any kind the kids want to make. Last year we bought a cookie press and make several kinds of spritz cookies (regular, cream cheese, eggnog, peanut butter). We also make fudge, chocolate, peanut butter, and butterscotch.

Tim
http://www.customsofchristmas.com
http://www.myspace.com/sdkluger
:))

[Maureen]

Santa gets left a sandwich in our house!!! A little savory to balance out the sweet

[MrsSoup]

I always leave out sugar cookies and gingerbread men.

[scn]

whatever my sister makes and sends to me

[misjordi]

Santa gets whatever cookies the kids put out, and always a glass of milk. We always make cookies and they always get eaten so end up making more.

[dvdguy]

there is always a large selection of cookies to choose from here