Virtual Cookie Exchange

clineak

I know a lot of you ladies are probably attending a Cookie Exchange (or two) IRL, so...share your favorite Christmas cookie recipe! And, feel free to share even if you're not going to a Cookie Exchange. Inspire me, please!

boogerbearoriginal

I make these every year for cookie exchange. They are smaller cookies which is good when you're making several dozen and pretty easy to make.

Melt together 2, oz squares of unsweetened chocolate and 1/4 cup butter. Then add 1 cup sugar and stir until dissolved. Set aside to cool.

Set aside 4oz nuts (optional), coarsely chopped.

Sift 1 cup flour with 1/4 tsp salt into a bowl

Beat together 2 eggs and 1 tsp vanilla extract. Add egg mixture in thirds to cooled melted chocolate beating well after each addition.

Blend in dry ingredients and then stir in nuts if using. Chill dough ~3hrs.

Roll small pieces of dough to form 1in balls. Roll balls in confectioners sugar, place on lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake 10-12 mins at 400.

 ETA - my Mom always called them Chocolate Snowflake Cookies because of the powdered sugar on top. I've seen a few variation of the recipe online with similar name.

swimiz500

I may sound like the dumbest person ever here, but what the heck happens at a cookie exchange? You just eat a bunch of cookies? 

clineak

swimiz500:

I may sound like the dumbest person ever here, but what the heck happens at a cookie exchange? You just eat a bunch of cookies? 

Read all about it!

swimiz500

clineak:

swimiz500:

I may sound like the dumbest person ever here, but what the heck happens at a cookie exchange? You just eat a bunch of cookies? 

Read all about it!

Well that sounds lovely. The only cookies I make basically come either in a box, or in the refrigerated section of the grocery store. I would not be popular at this party. I think we should have a Holiday Cocktail Party.  

clineak

swimiz500:

clineak:

swimiz500:

I may sound like the dumbest person ever here, but what the heck happens at a cookie exchange? You just eat a bunch of cookies? 

Read all about it!

Well that sounds lovely. The only cookies I make basically come either in a box, or in the refrigerated section of the grocery store. I would not be popular at this party. I think we should have a Holiday Cocktail Party.  

You would!

Mason&Mama

clineak:

swimiz500:

clineak:

swimiz500:

I may sound like the dumbest person ever here, but what the heck happens at a cookie exchange? You just eat a bunch of cookies? 

Read all about it!

Well that sounds lovely. The only cookies I make basically come either in a box, or in the refrigerated section of the grocery store. I would not be popular at this party. I think we should have a Holiday Cocktail Party.  

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You would!

I have never been to a cookie exchange. The cocktail party sounds fun. What would you contribute to that? I would probably look up some new, fun Christmas martini, and I would also contribute a homemade sangria

 

MOONGIRL2467

I love baking so I would be totally excited for this party and the cocktail one too.
I've made these two recipes and although I am not an expert baker they taste good... On the first I didn't add enough butter so they were hard. The second didn't look like the recipe, they were fatter and fluffy. Still delicious though!
White chocolate snickerdoodle cookie
https://www.loveveggiesandyoga.com/2012/01/whitechocolatesnickerdoodlecookies.html

Cream cheese chocolate chip cookie
https://www.bakeorbreak.com/2012/04/creamcheesechocolatechipcookies/

Yum!

Kara03

I usually make either https://tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/forgotten-kiss-cookies/   or https://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/chocolate-crinkles/941e22b3-9a48-4fb1-bdb0-27479e76d484

 

sharonstevens85

Whipped Shortbread

one pound of softened butter

1 cup sugar

3 cups flour 

 whip that sh*t together for 10 minutes (I know long time!!!) 

drop by spoonfuls on ungreased cookie sheet

bake at 300F for 25 minutes- do not brown

 

i had the best martini the other night. It was called Reindeer tracks!  

 

Ingredients:

2 oz Van Gogh Dutch Chocolate Vodka
1 oz Hazelnut Liqueur
1/2 oz Cr?me de Cacao
Splash of Cream

2 Chocolate cookie wafers

Directions:

Rim a martini glass with crushed up chocolate cookie crumbs and set aside. Shake Van Gogh Dutch Chocolate Vodka, hazelnut liqueur, Cr?me de Cacao and cream over ice and pour into the martini glass. Dust top with more chocolate cookie crumbs.

 

swimiz500

Mason&Mama:

clineak:

swimiz500:

clineak:

swimiz500:

I may sound like the dumbest person ever here, but what the heck happens at a cookie exchange? You just eat a bunch of cookies? 

Read all about it!

Well that sounds lovely. The only cookies I make basically come either in a box, or in the refrigerated section of the grocery store. I would not be popular at this party. I think we should have a Holiday Cocktail Party.  

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You would!

I have never been to a cookie exchange. The cocktail party sounds fun. What would you contribute to that? I would probably look up some new, fun Christmas martini, and I would also contribute a homemade sangria

 

Hmm maybe a green and red margarita? Since you took the sangria and martini