If you could only have 1 Christmas cookie...

[silliness7]

Buckeyes and Martha Washingtons.

 

My mother and I seek out carob chips to make these since we can no longer have chocolate.

 

Buckeyes are my 2nd favorite. But I have never heard of Martha Washingtons. Will you share the recipe?

[fairfarmhand]

Do you use a gingerbread man type recipe and just press red-hots in them? I love gingerbread. I get tired of decorating them. This sounds intriguing.

 

yep. no icing or anyything, just press them in the dough before you pop them in the oven. yummy!

[silliness7]

Mexican Wedding Cookies and Eggnog Logs. Ok that's two but way too hard to choose. Oh, and then there were these yummy chocolate covered cherry cookies I think I read about here last year that were amazing..... and... and.....:D

 

Eggnog logs? I MUST have the recipe. :001_smile:

[teachermom2834]

The Pampered Chef butter cookies (the one that is a cake mix, some flour, and a POUND of butter) dipped in white chocolate with crushed candy canes on top.

[daughterofsarah77]

The peanut butter cookie with the hershey's kiss!!!

[specialmama]

rumballs.

[Sebastian (a lady)]

If you could only have 1 Christmas cookie what would it be? What is your absolute, must-have, it is not Chrismas without this cookie, cookie? And can you share/link the recipe? I need some new ideas. :001_smile:

 

My all-time favorite is the Mexican Wedding Cookie. This is the recipe I use.

http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/mexican-wedding-cookies-681933/

 

Seven layer bars, hold the coconut.

[LibraryLover]

Not technically a cookie, but I have a soft spot in my heart for peppermint bark.

[2cents]

How do you do hardened icing? I use frosting from a can. :glare: I need help. :001_smile:

 

The hardened icing is a thinned down Royal Icing. When it is thin enough, you can pipe a border, let it set for a few minutes, then flood fill. Making Royal Icing requires all the utensils and mixing bowls to be grease free so do a good hot soapy water clean before making it.

 

Here is the Wilton Royal Icing Recipe:

 

Ingredients:

3 tablespoons Meringue Powder (Joann's or Michaels has this in the baking section.)

4 cups confectioners' sugar sifted (do not need to sift if you use right from a new bag. Once the bag is opened and has been stored, you need to sift.)

6 tablespoons warm water.

 

Makes: Icing serves about 3 cups. Add your color to small amounts of icing AFTER you make all of the icing so that you will have plenty of white icing for all the colors you need. A little icing goes a long way.

 

instructions

1. Beat all ingredients until icing forms a peak (7-10 minutes at low speed with a heavy-duty mixer, 10-12 minutes at high speed with a hand-held mixer). Very important to mix the entire time even though it seems long.

 

NOTE: Keep all utensils completely grease-free for proper icing consistency.

*When using large countertop mixer or for stiffer icing, use 1 tablespoon less water.

 

You can use plastic icing bags (Joann's or Michaels) or a ziploc with a hole to make application a little easier and less messy.

[delaney]

Another vote for Russian tea cakes...without nuts. DS can't have eggs or nuts so these work for everyone! I make a great fudge too which now reminds me that the kids broke my candy thermometer so I need to get one asap!