Question of the Day, Friday, November 13

[Winchester]

Good morning! (I didn't realize that it was Friday the 13th today!)

I'm trying to figure out what cookies I want to make for our holiday munching this year. In order to scale back a bit, I told Rick and his mom that they could each pick two favorite cookies and I would make them. Rick has chosen chocolate chip cookies and peanut butter/Kiss cookies. Evelyn wants white chocolate and macadamia nut cookies and she hasn't decided on her second choice yet. For me? Rolled sugar cookies and rolled sand tarts and I'm making a double batch of each. The Grands want any and all cookies I can find the time to make (not happening!). I will make chocolate crinkles and mail a large container down to them.

So: If you could choose two homemade cookies for the holidays this year, what would they be?

 

[Mia6]

Peanut butter with the Hershey kiss on top and sugar cookies with buttercream frosting

 

[Xraystyle]

Peanut butter with the Hershey kiss on top and sugar cookies with buttercream frosting

I agree with the peanut butter/hershey kiss! The best!

The other one for us was always Oatmeal Raisin, it was the one recipe we ever kept from my dad's mom.

 

[di and bob]

Definitely sugar cookies with frosting decorations (traditional) and then another that is really candy rather than a cookie but HAS to be made every Christmas....cherry mash bars with the chocolate/cherry layers and nuts in the chocolate. everybody asks for them every Christmas!

 

[maeganj]

My mom made these chewy, soft cardamom short bread cookies last yr and they were amazing! And of course those PB thumbprint kiss cookies, they're tradition for whatever odd reason.

 

[muffy]

Nestle Toll House Chocolate Chip and peanut butter and chocolate chip cookies.

 

[NY cat man]

My in-laws used to make what they called 'pregnant cookies', which were 2 cut out cookies with mincemeat filling between them, then crimped together around the edges. The other would be the good old stand-by of chocolate chip.

 

[posiepurrs]

Oatmeal spice and pecan/coconut would be the 2 I would choose. The pecan/coconut is just the chocolate chip cookie recipe with pecans and coconut substituted for the chips. Now you have me wanting to bake, which I won't do until closer to the holidays when I can give them to my kids. Hubby and I are NOT supposed to eat anything that tastes good since we are watching our blood sugar levels and sodium intake.

 

[strider rose]

chocolate chip cookies and cinnamon rolls

 

[susanm9006]

At the very top of the list is a slice and bake sugar cookie that is topped with browned butter frosting. The second would be a spritz cookie that has raspberry dry jello in the dough and sprinkled on top.

 

[game misconduct]

any type of dbl fudge or chocolate cookies

 

[artiemom]

I am ompletley with Rick on this.. Nestles TollHouse Chocolate Chip cookies and Peanut Butter blossoms!

 

[Lari]

Snickerdoodles and if for Christmas, probably gingerbread/frosted, though frosted sugar cookies would also be good.

 

[MoochNNoodles]

Italian Chocolate Chip and a Spiced Sugar Cookie recipe from my Aunt’s mother in law that uses molasses.

I need to decide on cookies for the year too. Normally I gift a box to the kids teachers but they only have a Sunday School teacher this year (via zoom). I will probably deliver her some with a gift card like usual. I have sweet neighbors on each side too. So I don’t know what I will double or not yet.

 

[denice]

I am with Rick on this as well. I don't know why I associate the Peanut Blossom cookies with Christmas but I do, I am always up for a homemade chocolate chip cookie.

 

[Kat0121]

Shortbread dipped in dark chocolate and soft snickerdoodles with lots of cinnamon.

 

[rubysmama]

Sugar cookies and shortbread cookies, which sound like they'd be basically the same, but really they're not.

 

[betsygee]

I'm glad you posted this. I'm not a big cookie maker but since everyone will be on their own for the holidays, I'll be baking and sending more cookie packages this year. I'm getting some good ideas from this thread.

 

[Elphaba09]

Chai latte cookies and either chocolate chip or sour cream cutouts with icing.

 

[Kat0121]

Sugar cookies and shortbread cookies, which sound like they'd be basically the same, but really they're not.

No. They are good friends though. If I were to add a third, it would be a soft sugar cookie.