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Are you baking CHRISTMAS COOKIES this year??

kmcwed Posted: Dec 09, 2003 06:43 PM+

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Posted: Dec 09, 2003 06:43 PM

Are you baking CHRISTMAS COOKIES this year??

Just curious if anyone is going to bake Christmas cookies this year.

My mother always bakes about eight or nine different kinds, and it's a big tradition in our house.

Now that I have my own DH, I want to carry on the tradition, but feel a little intimidated just thinking about all those cookies!! Maybe I can aim for four different kinds to start..

Anyone else going to bake cookies, and if so, what kind??

Stacey1403 Posted: Dec 09, 2003 06:45 PM+

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Posted: Dec 09, 2003 06:45 PM

Re: Are you baking CHRISTMAS COOKIES this year??

I usually do with my sister. We make sugar, choc. chip, cream cheese cookies, and fudge. My son is so high matinence I don't know if we will get to do it this year

palebride Posted: Dec 09, 2003 06:50 PM+

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Posted: Dec 09, 2003 06:50 PM

Re: Are you baking CHRISTMAS COOKIES this year??

i usually bake the cookies in our house.
my mom likes to tell me it's because mine are yummier than her's....but i know it's just because she doesn't want to do it!
i love baking christmas cookies though!!!!

christy Posted: Dec 09, 2003 06:50 PM+

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Posted: Dec 09, 2003 06:50 PM

Re: Are you baking CHRISTMAS COOKIES this year??

we made vanilla sugar cookies so far!

christy Posted: Dec 09, 2003 06:51 PM+

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Posted: Dec 09, 2003 06:51 PM

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Lori,
I LOVE YOUR LAYER COOKIES!!!!!!!!!!!
LOL

michele31 Posted: Dec 09, 2003 08:22 PM+

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Posted: Dec 09, 2003 08:22 PM

Re: Are you baking CHRISTMAS COOKIES this year??

Last year I hosted a Christmas Cookie Exchange and it was so much fun. Because of the baby coming this year I will still bake 2-3 types myself but will postpone my party until Valentine's Day.

I love to bake so I do all year long.

Cindy Posted: Dec 09, 2003 08:31 PM+

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Posted: Dec 09, 2003 08:31 PM

Re: Are you baking CHRISTMAS COOKIES this year??

Michele beat me to it. I was going to say that last year I baked a bunch of cookies for her cookie party.

RichsBride Posted: Dec 09, 2003 08:50 PM+

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Posted: Dec 09, 2003 08:50 PM

Re: Are you baking CHRISTMAS COOKIES this year??

my bonus daughter & I bake cookies & make platters up & give them as gifts to our family. It's fun, we bake all year too.
edited to say what we bake-
choc chip, butter shapes, peanut kiss & oatmeal.
We do simple recipes

palebride Posted: Dec 09, 2003 10:55 PM+

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Posted: Dec 09, 2003 10:55 PM

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thank you christy!
now that i know where you two live, maybe tom and i will drop some off for you guys!

i usually give some to rob and his mother - so you can always sneak one or two for you and tom!

VickiC Posted: Dec 10, 2003 08:28 AM+

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Posted: Dec 10, 2003 08:28 AM

Re: Are you baking CHRISTMAS COOKIES this year??

I usually bake cookies too. Hopefully I'll have time this year! My weekends are already chock full!

I try and do cream chees (in the shape of Christmas trees!), snowflakes, and chocolate ones.

StayandJohn Posted: Dec 10, 2003 10:04 AM+

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Posted: Dec 10, 2003 10:04 AM

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Oh yes. We (Mom Aunt and I) are starting to bake this Sunday. We are making so many types~Tri-color, pecan balls, sesame, choc chip, mexican wedding cake, knots, struffoli, annisette

oneday Posted: Dec 10, 2003 10:40 AM+

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Posted: Dec 10, 2003 10:40 AM

Re: Are you baking CHRISTMAS COOKIES this year??

DH and I wese supposed to go to his mom's to bake cookies with she and SIL last Saturday, but couldn't make it because of the stupid snow

.
I used to bake tons every year with my mom. I'll probably make some maybe next week.

OctBride03 Posted: Dec 10, 2003 10:51 AM+

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Posted: Dec 10, 2003 10:51 AM

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It has always been my dream that once I was married I would bake tons of Christmas cookies!!!

So to answer the question - I REALLY WANT TO, but for some reason I think this year may be out of the question. Just seems like I don't have enough time to do anything

Sassyz75 Posted: Dec 10, 2003 10:58 AM+

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Posted: Dec 10, 2003 10:58 AM

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I usually only make 4 types per year. Every year they are different. This year:

Peanut Butter cookies with Jelly thumbprints

Chocolate Brownie Bite Cookies

gingerbread snowflakes

chocolate lace cookies.

JennRenee Posted: Dec 10, 2003 11:24 AM+

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Posted: Dec 10, 2003 11:24 AM

Re: Are you baking CHRISTMAS COOKIES this year??

I don't bake (unless Pillsbury's Slice and Bake's count

), but I'll gladly take contributions to my Christmas Cookie stash.

Jenn P Posted: Dec 10, 2003 12:38 PM+

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Posted: Dec 10, 2003 12:38 PM

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I usually do 6-7 different desserts, mostly cookies but some other things as well:

Chocolate Almond Balls
Coconut Rum Bars
Christmas Tree Brownies
Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge
Butterscotch Blondies
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Thumbprint cookies (with raspberry and apricot jam) although I might not do these this year because my mom made a triple batch of lintzer tarts and they're so similar.

I might replace the thumbprint cookies with this awesome recipe I found for Apricot Oatmeal Bars that I made several months ago but I'm not sure, that's a lot of bar cookies.

My mom makes the more traditional cookies-anisette, pignoli, biscotti.

I have a dream of opening up a bakery....

Fran M Posted: Dec 10, 2003 01:40 PM+

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Posted: Dec 10, 2003 01:40 PM

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Yes ! We are haveing a Tree Trimming Cookie Decorating Party this Sat. I know I will do some Choc. Chips and probably some Sugar Cookies for the kids to decorate. I think I am going to use the slice and bake for the Sugar Cookies. Thats probably all I will do. I cant have that stuff around the house.

jenny11.9 Posted: Dec 10, 2003 06:37 PM+

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Posted: Dec 10, 2003 06:37 PM

Re: Are you baking CHRISTMAS COOKIES this year??

we have cookie day every year - it started as an emergency situation when my mom freaked out one christmas and threatened to cancel everything - so me and my younger sister banded together and took a day for all the decorating, cookie baking and so on.

it has since become a holiday in our home...and yes....my mom comes to it!!! religiously!

My older sister comes with the kids as well. The only rule is no boys (besides my nephew) and it's TURBO - no joking around! Cookie baking is serious business!

We blast the holiday faves and get right into it:

icing cookies for the kids that get decorated with gooey colored icing i dont like and sparkles and stuff

raspberry thumbprints

butter cookies

swedish crescents

and i usually make a couple of batches of chocolate chips for the hey of it. we have tried new recipes along the years but have always fallen back on the old faithfuls!

Buttafli1277 Posted: Dec 10, 2003 06:47 PM+

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Posted: Dec 10, 2003 06:47 PM

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I want to make some sugar cookies. I just nned to get the christmas cookie cutters to help make it look a little festive. Anyone know where I can get some good cookie cutters?

yabbobay Posted: Dec 10, 2003 06:54 PM+

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Posted: Dec 10, 2003 06:54 PM