‘Tis The Season for Christmas Cookie Baking

One of my favorite Christmas traditions is baking cookies while listening to Christmas music. And, this rainy weekend is the perfect time to stay indoors and bake some tasty treats. I might even freeze a few for Santa.

Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

armagazine.com/peanut-butter-cup-cookies Tips: there is no need to roll the dough into balls. Just use a cookie scoop, level the top, and drop in the mini muffin tin.

— Use the back of a spoon to press the mini peanut butter cups into the warm dough.

Buckeyes (Peanut Butter Balls)

https://shorturl.at/puGJO Tips: I dip the whole ball in chocolate. The more chocolate the merrier. —Scoop the dough with a cookie scoop before rolling for easy measuring and more even sized balls.

-I use 1 Tablespoon Crisco to one bag of chocolate chips when melting for smoother/easier dipping.

Raspberry and Almond Thumbprint Cookies

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Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

Photo credit: All Recipes

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/10813/best-chocolate-chip-cookies/

Tip: Use a cookie scoop for even portions. The top of the cookies will still look a little wet when removing from the oven. They will harden up while sitting on the pan for 1 minute after removing from the oven. After 1 minute, promptly remove to a cooling rack.