We just love the holiday season and usually start early, sometimes even as early as July, you heard of Christmas in July right?
Usually right after Thanksgiving or a few days before we start cookie baking day, and below you will find all are must-makes every year.
They all freeze great and I do have to keep an eye on them or they will all vanish before the holiday comes these cookies are all family favorites.
We have all the popular cookie jar cookies and some a little fancier, everyone has a different favorite cookie they enjoy and we usually make them all.
There are 24 kinds of cookies to choose from here for you today to choose from and if you don't see one you like check out my 25 Holiday Cookie Recipes.
It's like having your own cookie cookbook right here and that's why we call it our One Stop Cookie Shop!
Every year our family gets together to bake cookies.
My family in Utica, New York calls it their cookie bake day, and every year they set one day aside to make them all.
Here in Florida where I live sometimes, we have cookie exchanges but most of the time I usually pace myself for a whole month baking one at a time.
We also have favorite candy like Peanut Brittle, Salted Crack Candy, Coconut Rum Bon Bon Amaretto Pistachio Fudge, Rum Balls, Oreo Cookie Balls they're all perfect for gift-giving in pretty tins.
If you really get stuck for gift giving try my filled Mason Jars that have dried soups and other fun ideas to give to hard to buy folks.
If you don't see your favorite cookie chances are you will find it by searching my blog on here in the top right corner.
Enjoy! Happy baking and have a delicious holiday baking season there is something for everyone here do not miss my tips on mailing cookies, freezing cookies, and storing them!
The Most Wonderful Time of the YEAR!
Building traditions, bonding with family and making memories that will last through generations to come and through our lifetimes.
Tips
- For mailing cookies: store each flavor in individual zip lock bags, place them on bubble wrap tape altogether then mail them in a heavy cardboard shoebox or whatever will fit
- For freezing cookies: leave them single on parchment paper or wax paper and freeze until solid then place them in freezer bags add the not so study ones in plastic containers do not store different flavors together they should all be separated
- For serving them on cookie trays: place each individual cookie flavors in separated cupcake liners to prevent them from all tasting alike also to keep hard cookies hard since soft cookies extract moisture
- For stronger flavors cookies: wrap mint or anisette cookies in clear wrap or they may make the whole tray smell or transfer flavors they are very strong extracts
- Cover the entire tray lining from under the tray then covering the top to keep fresh