I might be crazy, but I'm thinking about baking cookies for family for Christmas. Like 15 tins, crazy. What's something easy I can do? Other than those oatmeal no-bake cookies. I wanted to do the cookie mix in a jar thing, but DH whined that he didn't want to give gifts that require work of the giftee.
And how far in advance can I make them for them to still be good? I really have no idea.
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oatmeal-white chocolate-craisins are delicious, good for the season and easy. i don't have the recipe but will when my mom gets here wednesday.
i think you can freeze them for a month(?) and have them still be good.
I did not even think about freezing!
I don't know what has come over me with this Suzy Homemaker stuff. I have no idea what I'm doing.
I have several recepies that you can make and freeze the dough, then pop the cookies in to bake whenever you have the time. I can look some up if you'd like.
Sugar cookes and chocolate chip cookies are really easy. Gingerbread are easy too, but take work because you have to cut out the shapes and re-roll the dough. I find gingersnaps last pretty long too...
And I have a recepie for M&M cookies, they last a week or two as well... maybe longer but they don't last in my cupboard long enough for me to find out
It's technically not a cookie, but here's a recipe for BuckEye Balls (from my cousins in Ohio ?They're just like peanut ?butter cups and require no baking. ?I would say they would be good until x-mas if you freeze them. ?They're SOOOO good!
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1 1/2 c peanut butter
1/2 c margarine (or butter)
1 t vanilla
1 # powdered sugar
6 oz (+) chocolate chips
2 T shortening (like Crisco)
Mix first 4 ingredients and refrigerate. ?Form into balls. ?Melt chocolate and shortening. ?Use toothpick to dip the balls into chocolate. ?Keep cool. ?(I would say the recipe makes 3-4 dozen balls depending on their size)?
I love these things! My whole fam is from Ohio so we have these every year.
jeni, i will give you some easy recipes that last awhile, and freeze exceptionally well
(email me and i'll email you back tomorrow when i get the recipe toastedhazelnut84@yahoo.com)
It's not crazy! I would chose just a few different cookies to make, and try to avoid ones that require a lot of extra work (rolled out, thumbprint) - drop cookies liked chocolate chip are the easiest.
I like websites like kraftfoods and verybestbaking for easy recipes. And you can definitely wrap them up really well and freeze them.
Cookies from cake mix are really easy. You can take any type of cake mix and add 2 eggs and 1/2 cup of oil and then any other ingredients. Here are a few combos we've done:
-lemon cake with craisins
-red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting
-german choc. cake with coconut, pecans, and choc. chips
Drop the cookies onto a cookie sheet and bake 8 or so minutes at 350. Be careful not to overbake them. Take them out before you think they are completely done.