5 Delicious Christmas Cookies to Bake and Share

Baking for friends during the holidays is a great way to show you care. It's also budget friendly. Today, I'm sharing five of my favourite Christmas Cookie Recipes for baking and sharing this holiday season.

1) Soft and Chewy GINGER MOLASSES Cookies - I've been making these cookies with my kids since they were little... and they are always a kit with family and friends.

2) Melt in your mouth SHORTBREAD cookies - These cookies come together quickly with a few ingredients, and they are delicious. They are wonderful plain OR with a bit of buttercream icing.

Recipe for the perfect melt in your mouth shortbread cookies

Ingredients:

2 cups softened butter

2 cups powdered sugar

2 egg yolks

4 cups flour

1 cup cornstarch

Directions:

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks and mix well. Add flour and cornstarch until combined.

Then, refrigerate the dough in the fridge for 30 minutes. 

Roll dough between two sheets of parchment, cut with a cookie cutter, and place on an ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake at 350 until cookies are lightly brown on the bottom... approximate 10 - 12 minutes.

3)  PEANUT BUTTER reindeer cookies - Bake your favourite peanut butter cookie recipe. Then, after you've taken them out of the oven, add broken pretzel piece antlers, googly eyes, and a red candy nose.

4) Red & Green Christmas M&M Cookies - Your favourite chocolate chip cookie recipe can be a festive treat--just substitute red and green M&Ms for the chocolate chips. You can find my favourite recipe here.

5) Peanut butter CHOCOLATE KISS Cookies - There is nothing better than the combination of chocolate and peanut butter... and these cookies are simple to make and totally delicious. You can find my recipe here.

All of these cookies are perfect for enjoy at Christmas... and for sharing!

♥
Gina Bell (aka East Coast Mommy)

24 Days of Easy and Inexpensive HANDMADE Christmas Gifts

This year, I want to help you give thoughtful and budget-friendly gifts, so I'm sharing 24 days of HANDMADE Christmas gifts. I'll keep adding to this post every day of December, so keep coming back to check what's new. Click on the titles to see the step-by-step instructional videos, get all the DIY details, and grab the free tags.

DAY 1 - COZY CHRISTMAS MOVIE WATCHING KIT

DAY 2 - HOMEMADE SIMMER POT KITS

DAY 3 - DISPOSABLE DISHES AND FREE PUNNY TAGS

DAY 4 - ADORABLE EDIBLE GIFTS FOR ADULTS & KIDS (and FREE printable tags)

DAY 5 - DOLLAR STORE FRAME FILLED WITH TICKETS... FREE GIFT TAGS INCLUDED

DAY 6 - CREATIVELY (AND ADORABLY) WRAPPED CHOCOLATES... WITH WARM WISHES GIFT TAGS INCLUDED

DAY 7 - HOMEMADE CHRISTMAS COOKIE MIX

Day 8 - HANDMADE, PERSONALIZED ORNAMENTS (4 different options)... and a free printable gift tag

Day 9 - HANDMADE SOAPS THAT ARE NOSTALGIC AND BEAUTIFUL... and free printable gift tags

Day 10 - ADORABLE EDIBLE GIFTS THAT KIDS WILL LOVE.

Day 11 - "REINDEER POOP" COOKIES (RECIPE AND FREE PRINTABLE GIFT TAGS INCLUDED)

Day 12 - A FUN WAY TO GIFT WINE (INCLUDING FREE PRINTABLE GIFTS TAGS)

Day 13 - PERSONALIZED SNOWBALL KIT

Day 14 - "WE WHISK YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS" GIFT... WITH FREE PRINTABLE TAGS

Day 15 - PERSONALIZED, INEXPENSIVE DOLLAR STORE BLANKS

Day 16 - A SMALL AND USEUL GIFT. PERECT ON ITS OWN OR PAIRED WITH A GIFT CARD

To download the "Mistletoe Ready" tags I designed (FOR FREE) - Click on the picture of the tags below, right-click, save it to your computer, and print it like a regular 4x6 photo.

Day 17 - FUN WAY TO GIVE A GIFT CARD. It's super-easy to make, and you can find the step by step instructions here.

Day 18 - SHARING PLATE

Day 19 - SIMPLE CHARCUTERIE BOARD

Day 20 - DIY CHRISTMAS GAME

Day 21 - CUSTOM HOT CHOCOLATE BASKET

Day 22 - A CUTE WAY TO DELIVER A LITTLE FESTIVE CHEER

Day 23 - THE BEST HOMEMADE GOODIES TO BAKE AND SHARE

Day 24 - A CREATIVE WAY TO WRAP A GIFT