It’s Day 12 — the last day of our 12 Days of Cookies. I can’t believe the 12 Days of Cookies is complete — and we have a freezer full of cookies for the holidays! We have had some pretty delicious cookies and these are no exception!! Lebkuchen is a soft and chewy German spiced…
12 Days of Cookies… Day 11 — Mrs. Claus’ Old Fashioned Fruitcake Cookies
I love that this is a recipe from the old days! These delicious old fashioned fruitcake cookies are lightly spiced, soft and chewy and packed with dried fruit. It has flavors similar to traditional fruitcake but, remind me of an old fashioned hermit cookie!! It’s Day 11 of our 12 Days of Cookies!! Let’s get…
12 Days of Cookies… Day 10 — Butter Tart Thumbprint Cookies
It’s Day 10 of the 12 Days of Cookies! And this cookie is based off of a Canadian classic — butter tarts! These thumbprint cookies have a shortbread-like cookie base and a gooey butter tart filling which makes such a delicious sweet treat! We added currants to the filling (because we typically add currants to…
12 Days of Cookies… Day 9 — Chocolate Whipped Shortbread Cookies
It’s Day 9 of the 12 Days of Cookies and today’s cookie is a tender, light and flaky cookie with a light chocolate flavor and melts in your mouth! It’s so scrumptiously delicious! Let’s get started! Cream butter until fluffy. You can use a hand mixer or stand mixer — we are just mixing by…
12 Days of Cookies… Day 8 — Nanaimo Bar Thumbprint Cookies
It’s Day 8 of the 12 Days of Cookies! These cookies have a few steps but are delicious! They taste just like Nanaimo Bars which is a dessert square or bar that has a chocolaty-coconut base with a custard-like filling and topped with chocolate. These cookies are similar to Nanaimo Bars with a chocolate coconut…
12 Days of Cookies… Day 7 — Homemade Thin Mint Cookies
It’s Day 7 of the 12 Days of Cookies! And today’s cookie is super delicious! This cookie makes the perfect after dinner treat! I’m in Canada, and these minty cookies remind me of the Girl Guide mint cookies available only at this time of year. These cookies are crispy yet flaky and oh so minty!…
12 Days of Cookies… Day 6 — Chocolate Crunchy Bites
It’s Day 6 of the 12 Days of Cookies! We are already half way through!! Today’s cookie is a yummy cookie bite that tastes a little like the crunchy chocolate bar but has that added nutty (or no nutty) flavor! We made these nut-free by using a no-nut butter, but you can easily use any…
12 Days of Cookies… Day 5 — Snickerdoodle Snowball Cookies
Welcome to Day 5 of our 12 Days of Cookies! So far all of the cookies have been delicious, but I think this is by far our favorite!! These Snickerdoodle Snowball Cookies are lightly cinnamon spiced, not overly sweet, flaky and remind me of a cross between a sugar cookie and shortbread. So good! Let’s…
