what is the best christmas cookie?

Question

their are so many kinds of cookies out there what is the best

Answer 1

I love Santa's Wiskers.

INGREDIENTS
1 cup butter
1 cup white sugar
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
3/4 cup finely chopped red and green candied cherries
1/2 cup chopped pecans
3/4 cup flaked coconut

DIRECTIONS
In mixer bowl, cream together butter or margarine and sugar. Blend in milk and vanilla. Stir in flour, candied cherries and nuts.

Form into 2 rolls, each 2 inches in diameter and 8 inches long. Roll in coconut.

Wrap and chill several hours or overnight.

Slice 1/4 inch thick. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) oven for 12 minutes or till edges are golden.

Answer 2

If you live in the U.S., search the web for your home state's official cookie. Growing up in New Mexico my mom always made Bizcochitos for her Dad for Christmas, and I loved them. Then when I moved away from home, and my granddad had passed on, I started making these cookies for my Dad...only to find out about 8 years ago that he really didn't like them :-)

Early this week, I tripped across a web page that actually listed Bizcochitos as my home state's cookie! How cool is that?!! Well, being a dork, I thought it was cool.

http://www.shgresources.com/nm/symbols/cookie/

But the really great part was keeping a family tradition alive, especially since my family is small and we all live very far apart. I don't enjoy spending Christmas with my family for a lot of reasons, but I still think about them and want them to have fond memories too. So, no, I'm not making Biscochitos this year, but something else like banana nut bread which I know my Dad likes.

So in the end, make cookies that have meaning to you. It's a little way to say "I love you" with every bite!

Answer 3

One of my favorite, quick & easy cookies to make at Christmas is peanut butter blossoms. Everyone in my family loves these,especially if you like peanut butter. Traditionally we like snickerdoodles. Of course, if there are young children in your family you have to make cutout cookies with icing & decorations. This is a wonderful shared activity for all ages. You can buy cookie magazines, cookbooks, and cruise all the cookie sites online but creating & repeating your very own "family traditions" is one of the best recipes you'll find for the holidays. In a time when we often don't know what to expect having some old familiar things during the holidays is so comforting even if it's just a traditional family cookie. Have a very Merry Christmas!

Answer 4

Grandma Barretts butter cookie. Recipe passed down for many generations. Flakey tender cookie that you decorate with icing and colored sugars. If you want the recipe e-mail me. It is a roll out cut out cookie or I have used it in a cookie shooter.

Answer 5

I love Those Sugar Cookies. those Chocolate mint one are cool too, no pun intended. hey, are Girls Scout cookies excluded. damn I love those shortbread cookies, the bomb. Pretty much any cookies that you're grandmother bakes, the very best, I work with older women, and boy they can bake. Mmmm, can't wait for the Christmas parties

Answer 6

This is courtesy of the food network on US TV

I love the dough and it makes many types of cookies.

This morning I even made little round balls and put a slight finger impression in the top of each and dropped a little strawberry jelly in the little thumb or finger print on each cookie. You can use any small round item to make the impression in the cookie. Bake as directed and they are Just wonderful. Use your imagination for other fillings.

HOWEVER THE BEST CHRISTMAS COOKIE IS THE KIND YOUR LOVER, KIDS, PARTNER OR SIGNIFICANT OTHER LIKES!

Sugar Cookies
Recipe courtesy Food Network Kitchens
Show: How To Boil Water
Episode: Holiday Cookies
1 large egg
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, slightly soft
1/2 cup granulated sugar
3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
1/4 teaspoon fine salt
2 cups all-purpose flour, plus as needed

For Decorating:
1 cup confectioners' sugar
About 1 tablespoon milk
Food coloring, if desired
Sprinkles, candies, cored sugar as desired

Whisk the egg and vanilla in a small bowl and set aside.

With a hand held mixer in a large bowl, cream the butter until fluffy. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula, add both sugars, and continue beating until light, 2 to 3 minutes. Scrape the sides of the bowl again, if needed, then add the egg mixture, beating for about 1 minute. Sift the salt with the flour. Reduce the mixer to a low speed and then add the flour mixture, mixing just until blended.

Turn the dough out of the bowl. Divide the dough in half and place each half between 2 pieces of lightly floured parchment or waxed paper. Use a rolling pin to flatten the dough into a disk about 1/4-inch thick. Slide the dough/parchment sheet onto a flat cookie sheet, or on the back of a rimmed baking sheet. Refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours or overnight.

Evenly space the racks in the oven and preheat to 325 degrees F. Place 1 disk of the cookie dough on a clean work surface and peel off the top sheet of paper. Cut cookies with a 1 1/2-inch round or a decorative shaped cookie cutter directly on the parchment. Use a spatula to transfer the cookies to a parchment-lined or non-stick baking sheet, spacing them about 1-inch apart. Repeat with other sheet of dough. Any excess dough can be re-rolled, refrigerated, and cut.

Bake until the edges of the cookies are a light golden, about 15 minutes. Transfer cookies to a rack to cool.

For decorating: Whisk the confectioners' sugar with just enough milk to make a thick icing. Transfer icing to a small plastic bag. Press the icing into a corner of the bag and snip off the corner with scissors to make a small opening. Gently press the icing onto the cookie to make a simple pattern. Decorate as desired. Set aside for about 1 hour to let the icing harden.

Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.

Answer 7

Chocolate Chip cookies are the BEST all year round!

Answer 8

Sugar cookies and gingerbread are probably the most classic ones! They tie for my vote.
You know it's Christmas when you smell them baking in the oven!

Answer 9

Sugar cookies. Fursure.

Answer 10

Snickerdoodles