Favorite Holiday Treats
Tonight we are hosting our cookie baking and decorating party, because Santa and his reindeer need their treats on Christmas Eve, and Mommy needs to get all the Christmas Eve baking done since we host our family here. This is our 5th year doing cookie decorating and baking so I thought it would be a good idea to round up all our favorite recipes in one spot! These are the cookies the kids make for santa and all the sweets we make for Christmas Eve. The tried and true recipes that everyone loves so much we never have leftovers on Christmas Day.
First up: The Cookies for Santa Recipe- I mean thats what the whole night is about!
This is the recipe we use for the kids decorating cookies! It’s perfect for this activity, because they taste delicious and they aren’t super soft like some sugar cookies can be. It helps when decorating if the cookie is a little firmer. It’s easier to frost and put all kinds of goodies on. Plus- she offers this adorable little free printable. I print it and put it on our cookbook stand every holiday season. Check it out on her website: NWG Sugar Cookie Recipe
Next up: Greek Christmas Cookies (kourabiedes)
I’m half Greek and we ALWAYS had these cookies around at Christmas so I wanted to pass down that tradition to my kiddos (who are a quarter Greel, lol)! They are crumbly butter almond cookies coated in powdered sugar and they are DEEEELISH! They look like little snowballs and add to the Christmas fun. This recipe from Cooking for Keeps is the best recipe I’ve found -beside my Yiayia’s :-) Greek Christmas Cookies
These crinkle cookies are by far the most popular sweet we have on Christmas. I usually triple the recipe and only end up with a handful leftover the next day. Crinkle cookies are a little different in that you need to make the dough beforehand and let it set over night before baking, so keep that in mind when planning your holiday baking schedule. This recipe from Collecting Memories is the best for this type of cookie. I only make one adjustment: instead of vanilla extract I put almond extract and I double the amount. It makes for a rich nutty flavored cookie that everyone looooves!
