Favorite christmas cookie or holdiay snack or dessert

[BE Mike]

My grandmother used to make Pfeffernüsse cookies (her parents were German immigrants). I made a batch for Christmas several years ago. They were popular with adults. They are much different than anything else. They aren't super sweet, are a little chewy and have just a slight hint of licorice flavor. I really like them. I might just have to make a batch or two this year.

 

[Mr. Habib]

My daughter's homemade bourbon balls.

 

[JettaKnight]

Yep buckeyes

Ahem, "chocolate covered peanut butter balls".

 

[JettaKnight]

This time of year I enjoy eggnog.....with a splash of whiskey.

I start my egg nog in April - a dozen egg yolks, three pints of dairy, three cups of booze and a pound of sugar.

It's nicely aged by winter.

 

[JettaKnight]

Definitely fruitcake, my wife hates it so more for me.

I'm a big fruitcake fan - I stick to Alton Brown's recipe which focuses on real fruit (not the stuff from Three Mile Island) and spices. Then a nice soak in Brandy and some aging in the basement.

 

[HoughMade]

I used my vintage Ronco Cookie Machine to make vanilla almond sugar cookies for years...then I bought another on eBay when the original broke...then a third. At this point, the 30+ year old plastics are all too brittle. They are still out there, but they just won't last anymore. The first one lasted 20 years. So I switched to a modern cookie press a few years ago. It makes great cookies, but it's just not the same.

 

[spencer rifle]

My wife's Italian family had many kinds of Christmas cookies, including what we affectionately called Christmas turds (cinnamon Yule logs). Tasty but appearance impaired.

 

[jwamplerusa]

Buckeyes, I'll eat'em until I'm sick...

 

[Qwikdraw]

I'm a big fruitcake fan - I stick to Alton Brown's recipe which focuses on real fruit (not the stuff from Three Mile Island) and spices. Then a nice soak in Brandy and some aging in the basement.

So, you drink a bottle of Brandy, and sit in the basement getting older? I kid.

We have chocolate pecan pie, no bake cookies, and peanut butter fudge. All of these could be had any time of the year, but we make large batches for our extended family.
We also make a Chex mix type of mess also, but it includes much more than pretzel sticks.

 

[bcannon]

Grandma's chocolate chip cookies. Many in the family have tried to duplicate them without success.

 

[printcraft]

Oh....and we do like the bourbon balls and rum fudge.

Bourbon balls yes!

Eggnog, find a good recipe and make it from scratch, not that store carton stuff, it's like drinking pudding.

 

[printcraft]

I'm a big fruitcake fan

 

[76Too]

You guys are a bunch of drunks!

I’m kinda plain and like snickerdoodles.

...with a White Russian!

 

[Qwikdraw]

You guys are a bunch of drunks!

I’m kinda plain and like snickerdoodles.

...with a White Russian!

Is that considered racist? Asking for a friend.

 

[76Too]

Is that considered racist? Asking for a friend.

I think we need to ask an expert on this one...

 

[indyblue]

My girlfriend is pretty into making cookies
Sugar, butter, almond, cherry chip, mex wed cake...

 

[Cavman]

My girlfriend is pretty into making cookies
Sugar, butter, almond, cherry chip, mex wed cake...
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Thats a heck of a spread.

 

[76Too]

My girlfriend is pretty into making cookies
Sugar, butter, almond, cherry chip, mex wed cake...
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Is she single?

 

[hoosierdaddy1976]

My wife's family makes buckeyes, peanut butter fudge, chocolate fudge, and pumpkin roll. My grandparents had a friend who made Springerles, which I love. Now that Grandma has moved to Florida, I don't know if I'll ever find another source.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

My wife's family makes buckeyes, peanut butter fudge, chocolate fudge, and pumpkin roll. My grandparents had a friend who made Springerles, which I love. Now that Grandma has moved to Florida, I don't know if I'll ever find another source.

A buddy's mom (from a very German family) used to make Springerles and I hated them. They were hard as a rock with a strong black licorice flavor. She made some weird cookies. Some were good, but some (like the Springerles) were just gross. I do remember my mom having the special rolling pin to make the Springerles (with the various patterns carved into it), but I don't remember her ever making them.