Sharing our holiday cookie classics

Every family has their favorite sweets during the holiday season. Some people make pies. Some people make cakes. We like cookies!

Christmas Cookies Recipe

https://lilluna.com/christmas-cookies/#wprm-recipe-container-101683

Ingredients

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup oil
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 3 cups flour
• 1/2 cup sprinkles (or mini chocolate chips)
• 1 cup M&Ms

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter, oil, and sugars. Add eggs and beat until fluffy.
2. Add baking soda, salt, powder, vanilla, and flour. Mix well.
3. Fold in sprinkles. Use a cookie scoop to put on a greased cookie tray. Top with 4-5 M&Ms.
4. Bake at 350 for 7-8 minutes.

Holiday crinkle cookies

https://food52.com/recipes/39059-holiday-crinkle-cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 4 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup confectioner’s sugar

Instructions

1. In a medium bowl, mix the cocoa, granulated sugar, and vegetable oil.
2. Beat in eggs one at a time and stir in vanilla.
3. In a separate large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt; then stir into the cocoa mixture.
4. Cover the dough and let it cool in the fridge for at least 4 hours. (This step is incredibly important to get the crinkles in the cookies)
5. Preheat the oven to 350° F.
6. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and roll dough into 1-inch balls.
7. Coat each ball with confectioner’s sugar before placing it on the baking sheet.
8. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes.
9. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool and enjoy!

Peanut butter cookies with Hershey kisses

https://cookpad.com/us/recipes/11328032-holiday-cookies

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup softened butter
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/3 cup peanut butter
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 egg
• 1/2 tbsp vanilla extract
• 1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• Sprinkles
• Hershey’s kisses, any kind

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Beat your softened butter with sugars. Mix in peanut butter, egg, and vanilla.
3. Mix in flour and baking soda. Mix in a few tablespoons of sprinkles.
4. Roll into balls (I rolled balls into sprinkles too). Bake for 10 mins.
5. Let cookies cool for about 5 minutes then gently push Kisses on top of cookies (too soon and they will melt).

Frosted Eggnog Cookies

http://halffulltravel.blogspot.com/2013/12/frosted-eggnog-cookies.html

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 3/4 cup vegan margarine
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 3 tsp egg replacer powder mixed with 1/4 cup water (or 2 eggs, for non-vegan)
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 cup coconut milk eggnog (Silk soy nog works too, or just regular eggnog)

Frosting

• 1/2 cup vegan margarine
• 3-5 tbsp eggnog
• 3 cups powdered sugar

Instructions

1. You know the drill- preheat the oven to 350ºF (175ºC) and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. In a large bowl, cream together the margarine and sugars with a fork until fluffy. Whisk in the egg replacer, vanilla and eggnog. Sift in the flour, baking powder, and spices and mix until combined. Scoop out the cookie dough by the tablespoon and roll into balls before flattening onto the baking sheet. Bake for 12-15 minutes.
3. While the cookies are cooling, prepare the frosting by combining the ingredients in a food processor. Start with 3 tbsp of eggnog and add more as needed until the frosting is thick and creamy. Once the cookies are completely cool, frost generously and top with a sprinkle of nutmeg.