My favorite Christmas Cookie recipes

 

M&M  COOKIES  

1 c. packed brown sugar

3/4 c. granulated sugar

1 c. butter, softened*

1 tsp. vanilla

2 eggs

2 1/2 c. all-purpose flour

3/4 tsp. salt

3/4 tsp. baking soda

2 c. whole M&M'S  plain candies

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Beat sugars and butter in large bowl on medium speed until fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in vanilla and eggs; beat in flour, salt and baking soda on low speed. Stir in candies. Drop dough by teaspoon about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten slightly with fork.

Bake until edges are light brown, 8 to 11 minutes. Let stand 3 to 4 minutes before removing from cookie sheet.

Cookies made with butter will flatten more and tend to be somewhat darker along the edges, but are more flavorful. Watch carefully to prevent burning.

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Snowball cookies 

makes 36 cookies

2 cups all-purpose flour

2 cups finely chopped pecans

1/4 cup sugar

1 cup Butter, softened

1 teaspoon vanilla

 Powdered sugar

Heat oven to 325°F. raise the oven rack

Combine all ingredients except powdered sugar in bowl. Beat at low speed, scraping bowl occasionally, until well mixed.

Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 18-25 minutes or until very lightly browned. Cool 5 minutes; roll in powdered sugar while still warm and again when cool.

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Iced Ginger cookies

2 cups of sugar

1-½ cups of coconut oil or softened butter

2 eggs

½ cup of molasses

31/2 cups of self rising flour

1 tablespoon of ground ginger

2 teaspoons of cinnamon

Extra sugar

White chocolate Bark

In a bowl, combine sugar and oil, mix well and add the eggs. Stir in the molasses, combine all the dry ingredients and add in slowly until mixed well.  Roll into ¾ inch balls, roll in sugar and place on  a lightly greased baking sheet. Bake at 350 for 10 to 12 minutes until just light golden on the bottom. Let cool  and place on wax paper and drizzle with melted white chocolate Bark.  I usually melt about 2 squares at time in the microwave  30  sec. a time  in a glass measuring cup till  melted.