12 Days of Christmas Cookies - let the games begin! We have 12 days until Christmas day so it's time for some baking. Cookies are what sparked my love for baking as a child and I love how many endless varieties there are! Today I'm sharing my favorite cookie recipes from the blog for the holidays. I couldn't narrow it down to twelve so I've included a few extra. Enjoy! Note: If you follow my blog, you know that I share both GLUTEN FREE and REGULAR recipes. This list of 12 Days of ... Read More about 12 Days of Christmas Cookies
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Easy Christmas Gnome Cookies
Easy Christmas Gnome Cookies are super cute and simple, made with store bought cookie dough, topped with a homemade buttercream "beard", strawberry hat and candy nose. These would be so fun to make with the kids. If you're looking for more holiday cookie recipes, check out my 12 Days of Christmas Cookies or 50 Fabulous Christmas Cookie Recipes. The cutest Gnome Cookie Cups! While scrolling through Facebook the other day, some of the cutest Gnome Cookie Cups popped up. It was love at ... Read More about Easy Christmas Gnome Cookies
Christmas Cookie Press Cookies
Christmas Cookie Press Cookies are classic spritz, meaning the sugar cookie dough is spritzed or squirted through a cookie press in different designs. Nothing says Christmas like these cute and classic sugar cookies. Have you ever made Christmas Cookie Press Cookies? They remind me of my childhood and taste like shortbread with a hint of almond flavoring. My grandmother and my aunt made these when I was little and they were always one of my favorite holiday treats! There are so many ... Read More about Christmas Cookie Press Cookies
Slice and Bake Christmas Checkerboard Cookies
Slice and Bake Christmas Checkerboard Cookies - red and green shortbread cookie dough in a checkerboard pattern. These colorful cookies will really brighten up your holiday dessert table! Are you looking for a recipe to win this year's Christmas Cookie Swap? Or maybe you just want a fun and festive new cookie to make for the family. These Slice and Bake Christmas Checkerboard Cookies have holiday cheer written all over them. And they're very simple to make. They might look a little ... Read More about Slice and Bake Christmas Checkerboard Cookies
Christmas Lights Royal Icing Sugar Cookies
Christmas Lights Royal Icing Sugar Cookies - a tried and true recipe for sugar cookies decorated with a simple royal icing design to look like multi-colored Christmas tree lights. Christmas Cookies for Church I made these Christmas Lights Sugar Cookies for my church (Alpharetta First United Methodist Church) and an organization called Homestretch in Roswell, GA. They help homeless families get back on their feet by providing temporary housing. They also teach a Life Skills class twice a ... Read More about Christmas Lights Royal Icing Sugar Cookies
Ugly Sweater Christmas Cut-Out Sugar Cookies
Ugly Sweater Christmas Cut-Out Sugar Cookies are actually super cute butter cookies shaped like tacky Christmas sweaters and decorated with royal icing in various holiday themes. I made these Ugly Sweater Christmas Cut-Out Sugar Cookies for a class I'm teaching next weekend! The sugar cookie recipe is one I've been using for many years, so I thought I'd share it with you. I used to have a cake and cookie business about 10 years ago and this was my favorite sugar cookie recipe. They come ... Read More about Ugly Sweater Christmas Cut-Out Sugar Cookies
Grandma's Christmas Cutout Sugar Cookies
Grandma's Christmas Cutout Sugar Cookies is a recipe post by Andrea Ferenchik from The Big Girl School where she teaches you how to use your big girl camera. Since my children were little, they have made sugar cookies with my husband’s mom. We actually thought that it was an old family recipe so we were surprised when we found out it was actually a sugar cookie recipe she found on the side of a flour bag!! They are so delicious and easy to make. The key to these cookies is the grated ... Read More about Grandma's Christmas Cutout Sugar Cookies
Christmas Lights Slice-N-Bake Cookies {VIDEO}
Christmas Lights Slice-N-Bake Cookies are a homemade version of the store bought butter cookies with a cute design in the middle. Christmas is less than ten days away! Can you believe it? Are you ready? Are you doing lots of baking like me? If you want to impress your friends and family, make these cute Christmas Lights Slice-N-Bake Cookies! ... Read More about Christmas Lights Slice-N-Bake Cookies {VIDEO}
Best Ever Christmas Sugar Cookies
Best Ever Christmas Sugar Cookies - hands down my favorite cookie of all time - are soft, tender and great tasting with a hint of almond flavor, decorated with colored buttercream frosting. Merry Christmas! I hope you all had a wonderful day spent with loved ones. We celebrated the birth of Jesus at our home with family. And of course we did one of my favorite things. We baked! These Christmas Cookies are a special part of the holiday for me. ... Read More about Best Ever Christmas Sugar Cookies
Christmas M&M's® Monster Cookies
Christmas M&M's Monster Cookies are peanut butter oatmeal cookies packed with chocolate chips and mini M&M candies. So easy to make, just dump all the ingredients in a bowl and stir it up. A perfect baking project to make with the kids for the holidays! This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #MemoriesInTheBaking #CollectiveBias The holidays are full of traditions which makes it such a special time of year. What ... Read More about Christmas M&M's® Monster Cookies
Slice 'n' Bake Christmas Tree Cookies
Slice 'n' Bake Christmas Tree Cookies are soft, sweet and buttery sugar cookies with a bright green Christmas tree in the middle. Aren't they cute! And they're fairly simple to make. I got to use my new mixer for the first time with this recipe. My husband gave it to me for my birthday last week. My birthday this year was not one I'd like to remember. I slipped and fell on our icy driveway, had to go to urgent care and ended up with a contusion on my elbow. But I did get this ... Read More about Slice 'n' Bake Christmas Tree Cookies
Gluten Free Peppermint Chocolate Bliss Cookies
These Gluten Free Peppermint Chocolate Bliss Cookies with Cacao Bliss are a delicious and healthy holiday treat! Thick & soft chocolate cookies with no refined sugar dipped in chocolate then sprinkled with crushed peppermint candy. The cookies are made with Cacao Bliss cocoa powder which includes 10 superfoods! This post is sponsored by Earth Echo. All opinions are mine alone. #earthecho #cacaobliss Looking for more classic Christmas cookies to spread some holiday cheer? There are lots ... Read More about Gluten Free Peppermint Chocolate Bliss Cookies
Oreo Cookie Christmas Ornaments
Oreo Cookie Christmas Ornaments are the cutest and easiest holiday cookies you will make this season! Kids LOVE them! Christmas Oreo Ornaments should be on everyone’s table during this time of the year. Perfect for a holiday party! Looking for more EASY Christmas Cookies? Here are some of my favorites: Easy Christmas Brownies 3 Ways - Rudolph, Snowman and Christmas Tree, and Easy Chocolate Dipped Peppermint Cookies (turn store bought cookies into festive and delicious holiday ... Read More about Oreo Cookie Christmas Ornaments
Roly-Poly Santa Sugar Cookies
Roly-Poly Santa Sugar Cookies are not only cute but incredibly delicious, with a hint of almond flavoring they taste like melt-in-your mouth shortbread cookies. They will definitely be the most popular cookies on your holiday dessert table or cookie tray! They're also simple to assemble (I promise). p.s. I made them with gluten free flour (you can use all purpose flour if you wish). Looking for more Christmas cookies? I've got lots on my site! Soft & Chewy Gingerbread Men and Christmas ... Read More about Roly-Poly Santa Sugar Cookies
Easy Hot Cocoa Cookies
Easy Hot Cocoa Cookies - Made with a brownie mix, baked in a muffin pan, topped with marshmallows, drizzled chocolate, sprinkles and pretzel handle to look like a mini cup of hot cocoa. So cute and yummy!! Another super fun recipe to make with the kids. You're family is going to love these! Just wait until you see how easy they are to make! If you’re looking for more holiday cookie recipes, check out my 12 Days of Christmas Cookies or 50 Fabulous Christmas Cookie Recipes. You've ... Read More about Easy Hot Cocoa Cookies
The Best Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
The Best Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies are simply the best cookies I've ever made and are just as the name implies - soft, chewy and delicious! If you love soft chocolate chip cookies with lots of ooey gooey chocolate chunks in every bite, then this is the recipe for you. I've also made them with M&M's which adds an extra crunch and pop of color. You can find the Chewy Chocolate M&M Cookies recipe on my blog. My GO-TO Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe Although I've been making this ... Read More about The Best Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
50 Fabulous Christmas Cookie Recipes
50 Fabulous Christmas Cookie Recipes - I searched high and low to find the absolute BEST Christmas cookies on the internet. These are all so festive and delicious. You will absolutely have the coolest cookie tray in town this year if you make even a handful of these ideas! Includes 10 GLUTEN FREE cookie recipes too! Note: Click the title above each photo to go to the recipe. Fabulous Christmas Cookie Recipes This list has everything! Classic Christmas Cookie Recipes Christmas Cookie ... Read More about 50 Fabulous Christmas Cookie Recipes
Amazing Christmas Bundt Cake Recipes
If you're looking for Amazing Christmas Bundt Cake Recipes, you've come to the right place! The holidays are around the corner, so there's no time like the present to plan your dessert table. And the most important dessert at Christmas is the cake. Am I right? So I've rounded up the best Christmas Bundt cakes for you to try this year. There's nothing better than a homemade cake to brighten up your time with family at Christmas. I hope you enjoy these wonderful recipes! #1 Red Velvet ... Read More about Amazing Christmas Bundt Cake Recipes
Soft & Chewy Gingerbread Men Cookies
This is my favorite recipe for Soft & Chewy Gingerbread Men Cookies, frosted with an easy royal icing. Made with a perfect blend of spices and molasses for that classic gingerbread flavor. I highly recommend printing out the recipe, so you can make these delicious cookies every year for the holidays. If you're looking for a gluten free gingerbread cookie recipe, try these Marbled Royal Icing Gingerbread Cookies! The holidays just wouldn't be the holidays without gingerbread men ... Read More about Soft & Chewy Gingerbread Men Cookies
Marbled Royal Icing Gingerbread Cookies
Marbled Royal Icing Gingerbread Cookies - gluten free gingerbread cookies dipped in multi-colored royal icing and swirled around to make a pretty marbled pattern. They're perfect for the holidays! I love these cookies because they're simple to put together and the marbled pattern makes them extra special. They're also gluten free and you don't even need a cookie cutter. You simply roll the cookie dough into balls (with your hands) and place on the cookie sheet to bake. After they're ... Read More about Marbled Royal Icing Gingerbread Cookies
Raspberry Almond Linzer Cookies {Gluten Free}
Your holiday cookie tray will not be complete without these Raspberry Almond Linzer Cookies - powdered sugar dusted, jam filled almond flavored butter cookies inspired by the famous Austrian Linzer torte. Bonus - this version is gluten free. Why I'm Adding Raspberry Almond Linzer Cookies to my Christmas Cookie List Here's another cookie that I've had on my to-do list for literally years. Every baking book and holiday dessert magazine includes a version of Linzer cookies and they're just so ... Read More about Raspberry Almond Linzer Cookies {Gluten Free}
How to Make a Christmas Cookie Tree
Today I'm sharing How to Make a Christmas Cookie Tree using star shaped sugar cookies of varying sizes and green tinted buttercream frosting for a stunning holiday centerpiece. Impress your family and friends with this festive show stopper! Why I'm So Excited About This Recipe I've wanted to make a Christmas Cookie Tree for as long as I can remember. I bought the kit over 10 years ago and for some reason, never made one until now. Yes, even me. As much as I bake, there are still so many ... Read More about How to Make a Christmas Cookie Tree
Valentine's Day Sugar Cookies
Looking for Valentine's Day Sugar Cookies you can make at home? This classic sugar cookie recipe is the best! Even better when heart shaped and decorated with royal icing in ten fantastic designs. Valentine's day is almost here, do you know what you're baking? In some ways, I think it's more fun to bake for Valentine's Day than Christmas because you don't have the whole hustle bustle thing going on. You can actually relax and enjoy some creative baking projects. Anyone else agree with me ... Read More about Valentine's Day Sugar Cookies
Simple Christmas Cake
Simple Christmas Cake is a white velvet buttermilk cake, topped with a delightful cream cheese frosting then garnished with fresh rosemary and cranberries. Perfect for your holiday dessert table! The holidays can be a stressful time but I've decided to try and have a simple Christmas this year. I'm going to try my best not to get stressed because after all, Christmas is the time of year when we celebrate the birth of Jesus. And that's what I want to focus on. The opposite of stressed is ... Read More about Simple Christmas Cake
Football Shaped Gingerbread Cookies
Football Shaped Gingerbread Cookies are large football cookies with the flavors of everyone's favorite Christmas cookie. They're even gluten free! If you want to make regular gingerbread cookie footballs (instead of gluten free), try my recipe for Soft & Chewy Gingerbread Cookies. It was the number one most popular recipe on my site last year! Football fans love these cookies! Football season is here! Are you a football fan? What's your favorite team? Do you love watching college ... Read More about Football Shaped Gingerbread Cookies
Royal Icing Daisy Sugar Cookies
Your family will love these adorable Royal Icing Daisy Sugar Cookies! The best sugar cookie you'll every taste with royal icing daisies on top. I made these cookies because my 12 year old son absolutely loves frosted sugar cookies. It doesn't have to be Christmas to make them either. I thought these Royal Icing Daisy Sugar Cookies would be a perfect Summer treat. ... Read More about Royal Icing Daisy Sugar Cookies
Easy Chocolate Dipped Peppermint Cookies
Easy Chocolate Dipped Peppermint Cookies are store bought cookies of your choice, dipped in chocolate and sprinkled with crushed candy canes or sprinkles. I made these cookies today LIVE on my Facebook page (and my Instagram) with my friend, Amy Lyle (author of The Amy Binegar-Kimmes-Lyle Book of Failures), and our teenage daughters. They're absolutely the easiest Christmas cookie on the planet! You don't even have to turn on the oven! ... Read More about Easy Chocolate Dipped Peppermint Cookies
Rainbow Sprinkle Sugar Cookies
These Rainbow Sprinkle Sugar Cookies remind me a lot of the yummy sugar cookies they offer the kids at the grocery store bakery, except these are made with half the sugar. This Rainbow Sprinkle Sugar Cookies post was sponsored by Stevia In The Raw®. All opinions are 100% my own. Perfect for the Holidays The holidays are here, and the cookie baking is in full swing at my house. The kids love these Rainbow Sprinkle Sugar Cookies - especially my son, he's a very big fan! They would be ... Read More about Rainbow Sprinkle Sugar Cookies
Mary's Sugar Cookies
Mary's Sugar Cookies are classic soft sugar cookies with buttercream icing and sprinkles. This is my all time favorite Christmas cookie recipe from childhood that my aunt Emily would make every year. Click here for video. "This recipe is near and dear to my heart. My aunt Emily made them every Christmas and I lived for them!!" I've had two people ask me about sugar cookies in the last week. I offered to make a treat for my neighbor to say thank you for watching our pets. He requested sugar ... Read More about Mary's Sugar Cookies
Chocolate Spritz Cookies
Chocolate Spritz Cookies - chocolate flavored sugar cookies made with a cookie press flower attachment with M&M candy centers. Perfect for the holidays or any time of year. THE STORY BEHIND THESE CHOCOLATE SPRITZ COOKIES Spritz cookies are most often made at Christmas and they're usually vanilla. But I had a special request for Chocolate Spritz Cookies recently. And I made them for a very special occasion, my great aunt Sara's 90th birthday. I searched my cookbooks and the internet, ... Read More about Chocolate Spritz Cookies
Teabag Sugar Cookies
Make these adorable Teabag Sugar Cookies at your next tea party! Simple sugar cookies, cut into the shape of a teabag, dipped in chocolate. A string attached with a tea tag makes it even cuter. Tea parties are usually in the afternoon, but I thought it would be fun to have an evening with the girls. It was a combination tea party and white elephant party. I offered an assortment of delicious Lipton teas, along with some finger food including my homemade Teabag Cookies. I've included the ... Read More about Teabag Sugar Cookies
Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies
Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies is a tried and true chocolate chip cookie recipe that was introduced to homemakers back in 1939. A timeless classic, these chocolate chip cookies are simply the best! try these cookies with hot chocolate Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies are a vintage cookie recipe from way back in 1939! I love to find and use old recipes that have been in a family forever. Isn't it fun to think of all the people that have made the recipe? Here are some more vintage recipes you ... Read More about Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies
Almond Joy Thumbprint Cookies
Almond Joy Thumbprint Cookies are rich, brownie-like cookies topped with a sweet coconut filling, whole almonds and melted chocolate. Made with refrigerated cookie dough so they're super easy to put together! If you're a fan of Almond Joy candy bars, you'll love Almond Joy Thumbprint Cookies - an original recipe created by Mom Loves Baking. They're incredibly good. Oh yeah! The Inspiration for this Recipe I've been fascinated with candy bar inspired desserts lately, so I thought I would ... Read More about Almond Joy Thumbprint Cookies
2-Ingredient Ritz Cookies
These are easy as 1-2-3. Literally! My daughter actually made these for her dance class cookie party on Saturday. This recipe is so simple, I just had to share it with you. You've probably heard of the cookies where you spread peanut butter in between 2 Ritz crackers and then dip in chocolate, right? These are even easier. No spreading of peanut butter required! And I used almond bark which melts easily and is the perfect consistency for dipping cookies. Maybe I should rename these ... Read More about 2-Ingredient Ritz Cookies
Reindeer Rice Krispie Treats
The kids will love these cute Reindeer Rice Krispies Treats with red candy noses, chocolate antlers and candy eyes. These Rice Krispie Pops are just so much fun for the holiday season! Simply make a batch of Rice Krispies treats and cut into rectangles, then decorate to look like cute reindeers. Perfect for this time of year! You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen. Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen. But do you recall? The most famous reindeer of all? Rudolph the Red-Nosed ... Read More about Reindeer Rice Krispie Treats
How to Make Strawberry French Macarons
In this post, I'll show you How to Make Strawberry French Macarons at home. They are fancy, delicious and maybe a tad mystifying but not impossible. You can do it! And it's oh so satisfying when you master these beauties! Have you ever had a French macaron? Most likely, if you're like me, you have bought them at a fancy bakery and paid about $3.00 per cookie. Right? But they're so amazingly good, you really want more but they're so expensive! They seem to be getting more and more popular ... Read More about How to Make Strawberry French Macarons
Gluten Free Red Velvet Blossoms
Gluten Free Red Velvet Blossoms - soft, red velvet thumbprint cookies with red sprinkles and dark chocolate kisses in the middle. These are my new favorite cookies, so tasty and their red color is perfect for the holidays! Stress Baking this Christmas We are almost 2 weeks away from Christmas and I've been baking up a storm. How about you? It just doesn't feel like the holidays for me if I'm not baking lots of cookies. Do you agree? It's been such a crazy year, so this year I think we ... Read More about Gluten Free Red Velvet Blossoms
Cornish Hen with Apple Cranberry Stuffing
This Cornish Hen with Apple Cranberry Stuffing recipe is a delicious, festive meal the whole family will love for the holidays! This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #CornishHenHolidays #CollectiveBias Make this and your house will smell like the holidays! First let me just say that my house smells like heaven right now. The smell of Cornish Hen with Apple Cranberry Stuffing baking in the oven is just so amazing. The ... Read More about Cornish Hen with Apple Cranberry Stuffing
Frosted Sugar Cookie Doughnuts
Frosted Sugar Cookie Doughnuts - easy to make with vanilla cake mix, baked in a donut pan. Plus, they taste like my favorite Christmas cookies with colored frosting and festive sprinkles. It's getting so close to Christmas. (Eek!!) Is it just me or does December go by faster than any other month of the year??? Time is flying by! One of my favorite Christmas memories from childhood is eating my Aunt Emily's frosted sugar cookies. They were soft and delicate, frosted in pink and green ... Read More about Frosted Sugar Cookie Doughnuts
Holiday OREO Cookie Pops
Holiday OREO Cookie Pops - the perfect no-bake Christmas treat and super simple to make. Just 3 ingredients - OREO cookies, melted chocolate and sprinkles. Why i love these holiday cookie pops These Holiday OREO Cookie Pops are a chocolate lovers dream and also super simple to make. Just 3 ingredients! They are the perfect addition to a holiday party. Serve Holiday OREO Cookie Pops along with your cookies and hot chocolate. And to make it even more festive, you could have a fun Hot Chocolate ... Read More about Holiday OREO Cookie Pops