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Double Double Chocolate Kiss Cookies

June 20, 2018December 17, 2017 by Rex

There is nothing that defines this time of year like Christmas Cookies! One of our favorite cookies is the kiss cookie. Traditionally, this cookie uses a peanut butter dough, but our recipe uses a s*$% ton of chocolate. Yep, four types of chocolate. Two types of chocolate on the inside and two types of chocolate on the outside. Chocolate cookies, filled with chocolate chips, rolled in chocolate sprinkles and topped with a Hershey kiss…pretty much everything a chocolate lover (like my wife and son)would enjoy. These cookies are the ultimate Christmas gift for the chocolate lover in your life.

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Shiny Cookie Icing

June 20, 2018January 4, 2017 by Rex

Dana and I love making and decorating cookies! Needless to say, Dana is way better at decorating the cookies than I am. This does not prevent me from trying. Our son has been begging us to make some fancy cookies. So we have been testing different recipes. We tried royal icing. It was great tasting and easy to work with. However, it dried dull and not shiny. Our next step was to try making our own recipe. We dabbled with different ratios and finally figured out exactly what we wanted. We used corn syrup for the perfect shine. We then added vanilla for flavor. Finally after a few tries we nailed down the perfect amount of water to make it sturdy enough to outline, yet loose enough to flow and fill. This recipe gives you shiny and glossy cookies.

Best Christmas Cookies 2016

December 22, 2016December 22, 2016 by Rex

We are only a few days away from Christmas and that can only mean one thing. Christmas Cookies!!! I love all types of cookies but for some reason, all cookies taste better at Christmas! This list includes everything from Cut out cookies to fudge crinkles. Lots of sugar, lots of chocolate and a ton of Christmas Fun! Check out our best Christmas Cookies for 2016!

Turkey Sugar Cookies

June 20, 2018November 23, 2015 by Rex

Dana was getting inspired by Thanksgiving and wanted to make a nice treat for my son’s class. So, she decided to make some Turkey Sugar Cookies. That alone sounds good, but Dana added my son’s favorite candy to the mix. Yep, Candy corns to form the turkey feathers. These cookies are quick, easy and super delicious! Plus, they look amazing! Super cute Thanksgiving Cookies that are perfect for any Thanksgiving Table.

Valentines Day Pressed Cookies

June 20, 2018February 14, 2015 by Rex

My family loves to eat cookies. Some of our favorite cookies are pressed cookies. They are easy to make, equal in size and consistent in quality. They are basically the easiest cookies in the world to cook the same repeatedly. In order to make these we had to pick up a cookie press. After looking at various reviews online we decided to pick up an Oxo Cookie Press. Next since it is Valentines day we decided to make some Valentines cookies. This was easy as a few of the various cookie cutters included with the Oxo cookie press were hearts, flowers and teddy bears. Perfect for Valentines Day! The go to dough for these cookies, is Dana’s Mother’s recipe. Thanks for letting me reprint this Jane.

Cutout Sugar Cookies

June 20, 2018December 21, 2014 by Rex

My wife Dana is a great baker. She also has a great eye for design. So I have to put it out there, these cookies are all her. My hands are not steady enough and my decorating ideas are not good enough to make these cookies. However, she was happy to share them with all of you. So a big thank you to Dana! How awesome do these cookies look? By the way, these sugar cookies are perfection. They are not too sweet, thus allowing you to coat them in super sweet royal icing. Plus, they hold up great without overly rising. Therefore, your cutouts look exactly as they should.

Gingerbread Cookies

June 20, 2018December 19, 2014 by Rex

Dana and I picked up a copy of the Better Homes and Gardens Very Merry Cookies Cookbook. It has opened our minds to tons of different Christmas Cookies. The cookie that Liam has been hounding us for, is a Gingerbread Man Cookie. We decided to try out the recipe and it was delicious! A must try.

Royal Icing

June 20, 2018December 17, 2014 by Rex

I love Christmas Cookies. They are delicious and fun to eat. My favorite cookie is the humble sugar cookie. However, you can turn that humble cookie into an extraordinary cookie by using royal icing. This simple icing uses meringue powder as a base to form a strong and delicate icing that can hold together a gingerbread house or add whiskers to a Santa cookie. I love it!

S’more Cookies

June 20, 2018January 9, 2013 by Rex

I have been under the weather for the past couple of days and Dana wanted to cheer me up. So she made some of the tastiest cookies around. S’more cookies. Yep, that campfire favorite is now a tasty cookie. The chocolate, graham cracker and marshmallow works great as a tasty cookie. They were so delicious, … Read moreS’more Cookies

Apricot Thumbprints

June 20, 2018January 5, 2013 by Rex

The next cookie that Dana made for our Christmas Cookie tins was a nice Apricot Thumbprint cookie. The Apricot jam accented the sugar cookie nicely. Just like the other cookies, I could not keep these out of my mouth. Apricot Thumbprints In a large bowl combine butter with sugar, eggs, vanilla and almond extract. Using … Read moreApricot Thumbprints

Soft Molasses Cookies

June 20, 2018December 28, 2012 by Rex

The third cookie that Dana made for our Christmas cookie tins was soft molasses cookies. These are soft and chewy with just a hint of spice. The perfect treat on a cold night. We ate a ton of these. Not sure how any were left to give away. Soft Molasses Cookies Cream together the shortening … Read moreSoft Molasses Cookies

Brown Butter Snickerdoodle Cookies

June 20, 2018December 24, 2012 by Rex

This was the second cookie that Dana made for our Christmas cookie tins. I love snickerdoodles and could not even think of a way to improve on them. However, Dana found a way. She used browned butter instead of regular butter. The brown butter gave the already amazing cookies, a great rich flavor. These are … Read moreBrown Butter Snickerdoodle Cookies

Fudge Crinkles

June 20, 2018December 20, 2012 by Rex

For the next couple of posts I am handing the reigns over to my wife Dana! She was in a Christmas cookie kind of mood and we decided to have a Christmas Cookie Marathon. Dana is a great baker and here is her first recipe. Fudge Crinkles. I have never had these before, but they … Read moreFudge Crinkles