Christmas Treats

I love the Holiday season, the decorations, the lights, the niceness of total strangers. I was in Target the other day and had a wonderful conversation with a lovely woman who immigrated from Germany in 1949, all because she asked my help in getting a clock off a high shelf. People seem so much more willing to say hi and be friendly during this time of the year. Then there are the holiday movies: The Santa Clause, Prancer, Home Alone and White Christmas are my personal favorites to see each year along with the plethora of Hallmark movies that make you tear up every time. But lets be honest...what everyone loves about this season are the goodies! Other than the Mint Oreo Truffles I have really been slacking this year on making sweet treats ahead of time so I am showcasing the cookies I made this time last year for you! I will have to make sure to make some new treats this weekend - I have candy cane Hershey Kisses so I'm sure I'll come up with something to share with you.

Drop Sugar Cookies - This is a recipe that my mom found that reminded her of her mothers sugar cookies, they are a great cookie to make with kids, an easy dough that you dollop onto a sheet pan, then smush with a buttered glass dipped in colored sugar.



Peppermint Swirl Cookies - I made these for the very first time last year and loved the beauty and taste of them, they look very professional and will really jazz up that plate of cookies for Santa! If peppermint isn't your favorite you can use any flavored extract and can change the colors of your swirls to anything you want.



Spritz Cookies - a wonderful cookie that brings back many memories of my childhood. We loved the different shapes of the cookies and as they are small you never felt guilty having 3 or 10 of them!