It’s essentially the most fantastic time of yr and Staff LIY is totally embracing having just a few additional candy treats round for the vacations! Within the spirit of the season, we’re sharing our go-to cookie recipes – tried & true crowd pleasers for all of your vacation festivities. Sorry Santa, we’re not sharing these. 
Get away the KitchenAid Mixer, mates. Listed below are Our Favourite Vacation Cookie Recipes!
Reindeer Peanut Butter Blossoms
Reindeer Peanut Butter Blossoms
Elements
- 1 Cup Shortening
- 1 Cup Peanut Butter
- 1 Cup Packed Brown Sugar
- 1 Cup White Sugar
- 2 Eggs
- 1/4 Cup Milk
- 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
- 3 1/2 Cups All-Goal Flour
- 2 teaspoons Baking Soda
- 1 teaspooon Salt
- 1/2 Cup White Sugar for adornment
- 1 Bag Mini Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups unwrapped
- 1 Bag Hershey’s Chocolate Kisses unwrapped
- 1 Bag Edible Sweet Eyes
- 1 Bag Pink Sweet Goodies
- 1 Bag Mini Twisted Pretzels
Directions
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Preheat oven to 375 levels F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
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In a big bowl, combine collectively the shortening, peanut butter, brown sugar, and 1 cup white sugar till blended. Add within the eggs one by one, beating till blended in. Add the milk and vanilla extract.
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In a big bowl mix the flour, baking soda, and salt. Slowly add the peanut butter combination till blended.
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Form tablespoonfuls of dough into balls and roll in remaining white sugar. Place cookies 2 inches aside on the ready baking sheets.
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Bake for 10-12 minutes. Take away from oven and instantly press a chocolate kiss or peanut butter cup into every cookie. Apply the sweet eyes and the pink chocolate to the peanut butter cups for the noses. Break the pretzels in half and insert on the high of the cookie for the antlers.
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Enable the cookies to chill earlier than consuming. Take pleasure in!
Little Grannie No Bake Cookies
Little Grannie No Bake Cookies
My nice grannie would make these no bake cookies for therefore many particular events and the entire children, grand children, and nice grand children couldn't wait to open their Christmas current every year from her: a wrapped tissue field crammed with our yummy "little grannie" [aka no bake or peanut butter oatmeal" cookies. I hope these bring a smile to your face [and belly] as a lot as they do for me!
Elements
- 1 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 3 cup oats
- 1/2 cup milk I used almond milk
- 2/3 cup creamy peanut butter
- 3 cup fast oats
Directions
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Prep: lay out a sheet of wax paper massive sufficient to drop cookies! You will have this prepared earlier than you begin.
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Mix butter, sugar, cocoa, and milk in a saucepan
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Stir and cook dinner on medium warmth till it begins to boil
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Because it begins to boil, watch and depend to 60 [most important step!]
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Take away from warmth and add in peanut butter, oats, and vanilla
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Stir and drop on wax paper in most popular cookie dimension
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Let the cookies "set" for about an hour
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ENJOY!
Notes
Serving dimension will depend on dimension of cookie scoops!
Holly Berry Cookies
Holly Berry Cookies
These cookies have been a candy, vacation custom for my household for the previous few years! They’re straightforward to make however deliver a festive and distinctive chunk to any Vacation social gathering….or hey a celebration any time of yr!
Elements
- 1 pkg Pillsbury white chocolate macadamia nut cookie dough sq. package deal
- 1-6 oz Dried cranberries use to desire!
- 3/4 cup Chopped pecans or walnuts
- 1 tsp Orange extract
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
Directions
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Preheat the oven to 350 levels
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Put the softened cookie dough in a big bowl, add the opposite components and mix together with your arms.
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Drop onto the cookie sheet at no matter dimension you like.
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Bake for about 12 minutes. I wouldn’t not over bake! They’re finest a bit chewy within the center and crispy on the perimeters.
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Take pleasure in!
Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Taken straight from the Betty Crocker web site!
Servings 72
Elements
- 1/2 C Vegetable Oil
- 4 Oz Unsweetened Baking Chocolate melted and cooled
- 2 C Granulated Sugar
- 2 tsp Vanilla
- 4 Eggs
- 2 C Flour
- 2 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- Powdered Sugar to coat earlier than baking
Directions
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In massive bowl – combine Oil, melted and cooled Chocolate, Granulated Sugar and Vanilla.
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Stir in Eggs, one by one.
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Stir in Flour, Baking Powder and Salt
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Cowl and refrigerate for no less than 3 hours, as much as 3 days.
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Warmth oven to 350°. Cowl cookie sheet with parchment paper.
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Create small balls of dough utilizing spoons. Roll in powdered sugar to coat. Place on cookie sheet.
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Bake 11th of September minutes or till edges are set. Instantly take away from cookie sheets to cooling racks.
Snowman Turds
Snowman Turds
Russian Tea Desserts reimagined , making it festive and enjoyable in your children!
Servings 30 cookies
Elements
- 2 cups all function flour
- 16 tbsp butter, room temperature
- 1 cup pecans, chopped
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 2 cup powdered sugar for rolling cookies
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp salt
Directions
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Preheat oven to 400 levels. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
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Toast nuts on a pan over medium warmth for five minutes, tossing typically.
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In a big bowl, utilizing an electrical hand mixer, cream collectively butter, 1/2 cup of powdered sugar, and 1 tsp of vanilla, till clean.
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Add flour and salt and proceed mixing till no streaks of flour stay. The combination can be lumpy. Use a agency spatula to fold within the nuts till evenly included.
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Use a agency spatula to fold within the chopped nuts till evenly included.
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Form the dough into 1-inch balls and place them on a clear baking sheet no less than 1-inch aside. Bake at 400˚F for 12 to fifteen minutes, or till the perimeters are golden on the base.
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Fill a bowl with 1 cup of powdered sugar and roll the cookie balls in it whereas they’re nonetheless very heat then switch to a platter to chill fully.
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As soon as cookies are at room temperature, roll them in additional powdered sugar to get good little snowballs. Cookies could also be saved as much as 1 week in an hermetic container.
Notes
Recipe from Natasha’s Kitchen
Rolo Cookies
Rolo Cookies
Elements
- 1 Field Satan's Meals Cake Combine
- 2 Eggs
- 1/3 Cup Vegetable Oil
- 1 Package deal Individually Wrapped Carmel Rolos
Directions
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Preheat Oven to 350°
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Grease cookie sheet
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Combine collectively cake combine, eggs and oil
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Unwrap Rolos
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Take a small ball of dough and type a ball across the Rolo, overlaying the Rolo fully. Use sufficient dough to only cowl the rolo evenly.
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Place on greased cookie sheet
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Bake at 350° for 7-8 minutes or till edges are beginning to crack.
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Let cool then sprinkle with powdered sugar!
Notes
Recipe from Six Sister’s Stuff
Andes Mint Cookies
Andes Mint Cookies
Elements
- 1/2 Cup Butter Softened
- 1/2 Cup White Sugar
- 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1/4 teaspoon Peppermint Extract
- 1 Egg
- 1 Cup Flour
- 1/2 Cup Cocoa Powder
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 3/4 Cup Andes Mint Baking Items
- 24 Andes Mints
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350°
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In a bowl mix flour, baking soda, salt and cocoa powder. Put aside.
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In a big bowl beat collectively softened butter and sugars till fluffy
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Beat within the vanilla and mint extracts.
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Beat within the egg.
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Add the dry components into the moist components and stir till mixed
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Stir within the Andes Mint baking items.
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Kind dough into concerning the dimension of a 1" balls and refrigerate for no less than 2 hours.
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Place refrigerated cookie dough on greased cookie sheet and bake for 11th of September minutes.
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Take away from the oven and instantly place one Andes Mint on high of the cookie. Let soften.
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As soon as the Andes Mint has melted, gently unfold the highest of the cookie with a knife to coat evenly.
Notes
Recipe from Chocolate with Grace
Sprinkle Sugar Cookies
Sprinkle Sugar Cookies
Elements
- 1/2 cup Butter, Softened
- 1/2 cup Sugar
- 1/4 cup Brown Sugar
- 1 Egg
- 1 1/2 cups Flour
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/2 cup Sprinkles
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350F. In a big bowl, combine softened butter and sugars collectively till totally mixed.
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Add the egg and vanilla and blend. Add flour, baking soda, and salt – combine till no streaks of flour stay. Add sprinkles and slowly combine till mixed.
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Scoop or create dough balls [optional] onto baking sheet. High cookies with just a few additional sprinkles. Bake for 10-12 minutes till edges are set. Let cool earlier than transferring from baking sheet. Take pleasure in!
Salted Caramel Turtle Thumbprint Cookies
Salted Caramel Turtle Thumbprint Cookies
Servings 24
Elements
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/3 cup packed light-brown sugar
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 massive egg, yolk and white separated
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp buttermilk
- 1 1/4 cups finely chopped pecans
- 15 caramels (resembling Kraft)
- 2 1/2 tbsp heavy cream
- flaky or course sea salt
Directions
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In a mixing bowl, whisk collectively flour, cocoa powder, and salt, put aside. Within the bowl of an electrical stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, whip butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar on medium-high unfold till barely pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Combine in egg yolk (set egg white apart in a bowl in fridge) and vanilla extract.
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Mix in buttermilk. With mixer set on low velocity, slowly add in dry components and blend simply till mixed.
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Form dough right into a ball and drop onto a sheet of plastic wrap, flatten dough right into a 6-inch disk then wrap with plastic wrap and chill 45 minutes, till barely agency (or as much as 1 day. If chilling longer than just a few hours, I'd suggest letting the dough relaxation at room temperature a bit so the dough isn't too agency and cracking when making indentations).
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Preheat oven to 350 levels. Take away egg white from fridge and whisk vigorously till frothy. Place finely chopped pecans in a bowl.
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Form dough into 1-inch balls then working with one by one, drop into egg white and roll to evenly coat then carry and permit extra egg white to run off and instantly place in bowl with chopped pecans and roll to evenly coat.
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Switch to parchment paper lined baking sheets and make a deep indentation with thumb within the middle of every dough ball.
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Bake in preheated oven till set, about 10-12 minutes. Take away from oven then utilizing the underside of a rounded tsp, gently press down on current indentation. Cool on baking sheet a number of minutes then switch to a wire rack to chill fully.
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For the topping:
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Place caramels and heavy cream in a microwave protected bowl. Warmth combination in microwave in 30 second intervals, stirring after every intercal till melted and clean. Spoon caramel into indentation in cookies and sprinkle tops with a small pinch of sea salt.
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Take pleasure in!
Notes
Recipe tailored barely from Cooking Elegant
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