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What are your favorite Christmas Cookies and Desserts?

Asked by cookieman (41907points) 1 month ago from iPhone

Thanksgiving’s all about the pies, but Christmas is more of a cookie, cake, and pastry kind of holiday.

Whether you nosh on some classic butter cookies, a fancy buche de noel, a multi-layered trifle, or some other yummy goodness, you must have some favorites.

Please share them here and, bonus points for a related story or the actual recipe.

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RedDeerGuy1's avatar

Extra buttery short bread cookies.
Hot plum pudding.
Bread pudding.
Extra creamy egg nog.

cookieman's avatar

@RedDeerGuy1: I’m with ya on the Short Bread and Nog. Never had Plum Pudding — what is that?

I love Bread Pudding too. Which flavor do you like?

RedDeerGuy1's avatar

@cookieman I haven’t had plum pudding in years. It is in a small tin in big box stores.

My mom used to make bread pudding. I don’t know how. I don’t like cinnamon, or apple.

gondwanalon's avatar

I always wondered what figgy pudding was like. Is it good?
https://www.daringgourmet.com/christmas-pudding/

Dutchess_III's avatar

I don’t know what they’re called. It’s basically a strudel that you roll into balls and bake. Then roll in powdered sugar. So yummy! And only at Christmas.
That and someone usually gives me a bix of chocolate covered cherries. Only at Christmas.

gondwanalon's avatar

My wife is going to make figgy pudding,

chyna's avatar

I like buckeyes and chocolate chip cookies.

Dutchess_III's avatar

Whut is figgy pudding @gondwanalon?

jonsblond's avatar

I love me some balls!

Rum balls!

cookieman's avatar

@RedDeerGuy1: Nice! Best I had once was a vanilla caramel bread pudding.

The strudel cookies sound good @Dutchess_III

@chyna: What is a Buckeye cookie?

Tropical_Willie's avatar

Russian tea cakes

Chocolate rum balls

Sugar cookies made with a press

snowberry's avatar

Church Window Cookies is a recipe from my mother in law. They are fun and easy to make, and no-bake. So very yummy!
https://spicysouthernkitchen.com/church-window-cookies/

Kardamom's avatar

Gingerbread men cookies

Gingerbread cake

Pumpkin bread

Molasses cookies

Shortbread cookies

Fruitcake

Rumcake

Fudge

Snowballs/Mexican wedding cookies

chyna's avatar

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Dutchess_III's avatar

@Kardamom nailed the names of the cookies I like.

cookieman's avatar

@chyna: Hmm, never saw those. Cool.

Good lists so far folks!

ragingloli's avatar

Spekulatius

Love_my_doggie's avatar

I have a recipe for some wicked coffee cake. The results are insanely decadent. I don’t eat the cake, myself, but I make it as gifts for various friends, neighbors, and family members.

Beyond that, my favorite cookie is @cookieman, regardless of the season.

cookieman's avatar

Awww @Love_my_doggie…you say, and apparently make, the sweetest things. ;^)

That coffee cake sounds yummy. Nuts??

Dutchess_III's avatar

Those would make cool light switches @Raggy!

cookieman's avatar

Those are neat.

Love_my_doggie's avatar

@cookieman No nuts, but plenty of cream cheese, buttermilk, and real cinnamon (not those fake-o cinnamon chips).

Dutchess_III's avatar

NO NUTS IN ANYTHING!

cookieman's avatar

@Love_my_doggie: Sounds yummy!

@Dutchess_III: Disagree. I love walnuts and pecans in cookies and breads. Unless there’s an allergy concern, of course. But my family agrees with you.

Dutchess_III's avatar

I just dont! I enjoy nuts on their own but not in my food. Except my stuffing.

filmfann's avatar

My wife makes the best Christmas sugar cookies.

cookieman's avatar

Does she cut them into Christmas shapes @filmfann?

Dutchess_III's avatar

It’s called “cookie cutters” @cookieman

cookieman's avatar

@Dutchess_III: I know and I’m very afraid of them, for obvious reasons.

Love_my_doggie's avatar

^^^ You just made me laugh.

Dutchess_III's avatar

@cookieman is up for open heart surgery. He’ll need a heart shaped cookie cutter. And a doctor. Or I can do it.

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