Christmas cookie making begins....Day 1

The Christmas cookies are waiting impatiently to be made.
My apron needs a hug.
The oven tells me its cold.

It's about that time.

Here are the list of cookies I want to make. Yes I realize it's a lot.


  • Grinch Cookies
  • Chocolate cookies dipped in white chocolate and peppermint candy
  • Buckeyes
  • Sugar cookies with Christmas lights (mini m n ms)
  • Shortbread jam thumbprints
  • Gingerbread men and women
  • Oat Date squares
  • Samoa truffles
  • Lemon cookies
  • Coconut macaroons
  • Chocolate chip cookies with red and green candies
  • Iced oatmeal cookies
  • Oatmeal raisin chocolate chip cookies
  • Rice krispie skillet cookies
  • Turtles
  • Fudge
  • Peanut butter cookies
  • Toffee
  • Almond cookies😎
  • Cranberry orange cookies
  • Meringues
  • Kolacky with jam
  • Gingerbread thumbprints with lemon icing
Since the fruitcake is sleeping, it's time to get started. Let's see, there are ... 24 cookies and we have.... 14 days.... hm...

I'll start with the Almond cookies. I got the recipe from the Ioloani Fair. 


'Iolani Fair Almond Cookies
2 -1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup shortening
1 egg
2 teaspoons almond extract
Red food coloring
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cookie sheets with parchment.
Combine flour, baking soda, sugar and salt. Cut shortening into dry ingredients. Add egg and almond extract.
Mix and knead dough until soft. Form into small balls (about size of a half-dollar). Place on cookie sheets 2 inches apart. Flatten with thumb. Press a dot of red food coloring into center of cookie (use the end of a chopstick). Bake 10 to 15 minutes. Makes 4 dozen.


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  1. UnknownDecember 11, 2017 at 1:46 PM

    Wow. You sure are ambitious ! Good luck. Makes me tired reading the list !

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