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Cream Cheese Spritzes

Posted on December 29, 2014 Leave a Comment
Cream Cheese Spritzes

The first time I used a pastry bag was when making cream cheese spritzes with my dad when I was little. He always makes them at Christmas. I started making them in recent years too, out of necessity (I live too far away from my dad now to continuously eat the spritzes he makes all through December). These spritzes are light in texture, fun and festive! You can decorate them with any sprinkles of your choosing or no sprinkles at all (but who doesn’t like sprinkles?!)

Posted in: Cookies, Recipes | Tagged: Christmas cookies, cookies, cream cheese, holiday cookies, spritzes

Rainbow Cookies

Posted on December 23, 2014 2 Comments
Rainbow Cookies

Four years ago I didn’t know what a rainbow cookie was. Scratch that. I had seen these rainbow cookies before, not knowing what they were called. I didn’t like them though (or I assumed I didn’t) because they have jam in them. To me, jam belongs on sandwiches, not in cookies. Chocolate belongs in cookies. Duh. But I enjoy spending the time to make rainbow cookies, because I know other people like them.

Posted in: Cookies, Jay-approved, Recipes | Tagged: Christmas cookies, cookies, holiday cookies, rainbow cookies

Peanut Butter Cup Blossoms

Posted on December 13, 2014 Leave a Comment
Peanut Butter Cup Blossoms

Peanut butter cup blossoms are one of my all-time favorite cookies. My mom always made the best (softest!) peanut butter blossoms with Hershey’s kisses. But every time I tried to make them, they came out hard—never as good as mom’s. Several years ago my mom started making these peanut butter cup blossoms, and I was in love. She gave me the recipe and I’ve been making them ever since. They are a family favorite!

Posted in: Cookies, Recipes | Tagged: Christmas cookies, cookies, holiday cookies, peanut butter blossoms, peanut butter cups

Bonbons

Posted on December 13, 2014 Leave a Comment
Bonbons

Bonbons are like delicious pieces of candy you can’t stop eating! They are easy to whip up on short notice—they take just 1 hour to make from start to finish. They don’t last very long once glazed though…

Posted in: Cookies, Recipes | Tagged: Bonbons, Cherries, Christmas cookies, cookies, holiday cookies

Cutout Sugar Cookies and Frosting

Posted on December 12, 2014 11 Comments
Cutout Sugar Cookies and Frosting

These cutouts are softer than your usual cutouts, but they aren’t flimsy. They can withstand any frosting and decorations you add to them. They taste great too! I usually make the actual cookies ahead of time, freeze them for a week or 4, then take out what I need and decorate only those cookies. That way I always have a supply of cutout cookies in the freezer, ready to be frosted and decorated for any holiday gathering that might come up. They are super-easy to decorate straight from the freezer—no worries about breaking the cookies. But they are also sturdy enough to decorate without freezing.

Posted in: Cookies, Jake-approved, Recipes | Tagged: Christmas cookies, cookies, cutout cookies, holiday cookies, sugar cookies

Mexican Wedding Cookies / Polvorones

Posted on December 7, 2014 Leave a Comment
Mexican Wedding Cookies / Polvorones

I was pleasantly surprised with how our Mexican wedding cookies turned out. I did not think I would like them as much as I did, since I don’t really love nuts. I expected a dry cookie and I worried the confectioners sugar would get soggy after 24 hours. Totally not the case. They are crumbly when you take a bite, but not dry. I don’t know how that works exactly—maybe it’s magic. And the confectioners sugar? Not soggy after 24 hours. Not soggy after 72 hours! No joke—these cookies were still good after sitting on my kitchen table for a week. Magic again? Perhaps.
P.S. Check back soon for updated photos! I’ll be making Mexican Wedding Cookies again in the coming weeks for the holidays, but wanted to get the recipe up now so you can make them too!

Posted in: Cookies, Recipes | Tagged: Christmas cookies, holiday cookies, Mexican wedding cookies

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