GIVEAWAY!!!!! That's right, I'm doing my first giveaway. And I'm going to make it very easy to enter. All I need from you, as the reader, is an answer to this simple question...What is your favorite kind of holiday cookie? I actually have a tie for my favorite. The first one is an almond tea cookie that my Mom always makes for Christmas. They are so tasty and they look like little flowers with cherry centers. My second is the peanut butter blossom, at least that's what I call them. I think they are known by many names, but basically they are peanut butter cookies with a Hershey kiss in the middle. Growing up our neighbor down the street, Mrs James, would make cookie plates up for everyone, and she always made sure to include them.
So let me know in the comments, what cookie you look to forward every holiday season. I'm setting a deadline of Monday, November 23 by 12 CT. After that I will pick a name by random and post it on Tuesday's blog.
I'm sure you are probably all wondering exactly what it is I'm giving away, right? Well, the lucky winner will get a dozen of the snowflake cookies that I make during the holiday season. These are the sugar cookies that I have been blogging about this week. If you live here in the Green Bay area I will deliver then to you. If you live elsewhere, I will ship them priority mail to you. Below is a picture of what each snowflake cookie looks like. Colors will vary as each cookie is hand stamped (and for some reason my purple one was coming up real dark today).
I should also let you know that these cookies are made with all natural ingredients and have no nuts in them whats so ever.Have fun entering..I can't wait to see everyone's answers!
Such cute snowflake cookies Kris! (All your baked goods looks so yummy!)
ReplyDeleteFavorite cookie: tie between spritz and my mom's cut out cookies. Cant wait to have them in a few weeks!
~Sondra S
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I love pecan fingers! They melt in your mouth and being covered in LOTS of powdered sugar is a MUST!
ReplyDeleteMine are Noodle Nut Crunchers. They're not at all pretty and are kind of hard to eat (they're just a glob of peanuts and chinese noodles smothered in butterscotch)...and I'm not sure who else would consider them Christmas cookies. But my mom would make dozens of them at Christmastime (and only then) because they were everyone's favorite!
ReplyDeleteI love allllll cookies. I guess my favorite holiday treat is peanut butter balls... you know the ones dipped in chocolate! My mom always made them at Christmas & we LOVED them. I can't make them with my kids because of the peanut allergy thing so we make candy canes that are pretty yummy as well :)
ReplyDeleteMine favorite are the Christmas cutouts. I have always looked forward to them every year! Yum!!
ReplyDeleteDidn't see any rules that family isn't eligible for the contest : ) so I'm going to go with Mom's almond tea cookies too!!
ReplyDeleteKris, my favorite are Gingersnaps. My next door neighbor Joan shared her family recipe with me a few years back and i can't get enough of them. Its chewy and has that awesome ginger "snap" taste...YUMMY! I can't wait to make them this season.
ReplyDeleteKelli Tyus-Washington
Hmmm I think I would have to say my favorite are snickerdoodles!
ReplyDeleteAshley Balck
Seriously? I have to choose just ONE?!?! I like your mom's almond cookies...Sounds like a trip back to the old neighborhood is in the plan!!
ReplyDelete(By the way, great memory of Mrs. James!! I remember those and the ones covered in powdered sugar!)
courtnay tyus
What a fun idea Kris! My long time favorite has always been Sugar cookies. But, I recent addition to my Christmas cookie list and now one of my favorites is the Santa's Snickers Surprise.
ReplyDeleteI don't know that I have one favorite. I think that is why I love Christmas cookie exchanges. I think last year my favorite was the cornflake wreaths. My family was never Christmas cookie makers so I think ever year my favorite changes.
ReplyDeleteI really love cut outs, they just are so cute. My grandma used to make some sort of German cookie - I don't know the name. I really should make them sometime!
ReplyDeleteJessica timm
OK...it's not a cookie but i love making (and eating) rum balls for the holidays. YUM!
ReplyDeleteMichelle Wanta
Chocolate chips(nothing original here)dipped in milk!
ReplyDeleteKim (Jodi's neighbor)
Hey, Kris, it's your MOM. I always loved your Nana's horseshoe cookies. They are basically pecan cookies in the shape of a horseshoe and rolled in powdered sugar. They were a lot of work, so I don't make them anymore. Love my sandtarts, also a recipe from Nana and Dad's favorite. The almond cookies and the chocolate chip meringues are good too. Oh, heck, I like cookies!!!!! MOM
ReplyDeleteI like gingerbread, and frosted sugar cookies. Oh, I also like spritz (gotta get out the cookie gun!). There are too many to pick from. The almond tea cookies sound great too--I'd love to get the recipe.
ReplyDeleteAllyson Welnetz
Hi Kris!!
ReplyDeleteAll these cookies are making me hungry!! My favorite Christmas cookies are the mint ones that my mom makes! I also love the peanut butter balls my co-worker Tori makes too!
Jennica
Mmmm, the sugar cookies are the BEST! A close second would be the little mexican wedding cakes my mom makes (you know, like pecan sandies, but with powdered sugar) Do you ship? Virginians need cookies too! =)
ReplyDeleteMichele Gallo
It is so hard to choose, but I think Christmas isn't quite Christmas until I've had a traditionally frosted cut-out sugar cookie with sprinkles. My second favorite are probably those cookies made with the pretzel rings, Hersey's hugs, and topped with peanut M&Ms.
ReplyDeleteSharon Haapala
Sandbakels are my favorites...so buttery and sugary...YUM! Great, now I'm hungry! ;)
ReplyDeleteAimee