Your Ultimate Holiday Cookie Recipes
It's that time of year again! Yep, COOKIE time! And we've got 25 tempting holiday cookie recipes that are almost as easy to make as they are to eat. Looks like Santa won't be the only one snacking this month!
Peanut Butter-Chocolate Chip Sandwich Cookies
Are there six words that sound more magical together? They bear repeating: Peanut butter. Chocolate Chip. Sandwich Cookies. Cue Homer Simpson-like drooling.
Makes: 1 dozen cookies
Prep time: 30 mins
Total time: 50 mins
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Red Velvet Sandwich Cookies
These sandwich cookies not only look festive, they're irresistibly delicious, too! (Santa might need two of these!)
Makes: 1 dozen cookies
Prep time: 30 mins
Total time: 50 mins
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Mini Cheesecakes
For us, any size cheesecake can be considered "hand-held." For "normal" folks, these mini ones are probably more appropriate.
Makes: 18 mini cheesecakes
Prep time: 10 mins
Total time: 30 mins
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Sour Cream Chocolate Mint Chip Cookies
Don't let the sour cream in these cookies scare you off. It's every bit as good in a chocolate cookie as it is on a baked potato. Strike that-it's way better in a cookie!
Makes: 4 dozen cookies
Prep time: 15 mins
Total time: 90 mins
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Gingerbread People
In the classic tale, a childless old woman carefully mixes the batter, rolls out the dough, lovingly ices a cookie's hair. But hey, you've GOT kids and NO time! So run, run, as fast as you can, and grab the ingredients for this just-as-gingery shortcut!
Makes: 2 dozen cookies
Prep time: 25 mins
Total time: 33 mins
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Chocolate Candy Cookies
Chocolate. Candy. Cookies. Your kid's three favorite words combined in one fabulous dessert.
Makes: 3 dozen cookies
Prep time: 15 mins
Total time: 30 mins
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Stained Glass Cookies
Oooh-ahhh ... melted candy and refrigerated dough make these cookies look too pretty to eat. Oh wait, who are we kidding? Let's just call these edible ornaments.
Makes: 3 dozen cookies
Prep time: 25 mins
Total time: 33 mins
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Mint Frosted Brownies
This dessert sounds fancy, right? But boxed brownie mix and chocolate chips make this super simple AND super yummy. Your guests will be too impressed to even wonder where you cut corners. (Just cut them another slab to keep them quiet.)
Makes: 3 dozen cookies
Prep time: 25 mins
Total time: 45 mins
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