I’m often asked which are my favorite cookies to make year after year to give away to friends and family. It’s always a hard decision to pick just one cookie recipe, so most of the time I rotate them. I make some of the recipes I’ve already shared on my blog, sometimes I try new ones.
Before I share new cookie recipes with you to make for this Christmas cookie exchange, here are 15 cookies recipes my family asks for over and over again!!! (in no specific order)
Peanut butter and nutella cookies
Red velvet woopie pies with cream cheese filling
White chocolate cranberry cookies
Caramel chocolate fudge brownie cookies
Chocolate and orange ricotta cookies
Mint truffle kisses chocolate cookies
Chewy coconut peanut butter cookies
Candy cane fudge brownie cookies
Happy baking,
Roxana
Love all your recipes – thank you so much
I can totally see why you’d have a hard time choosing a favorite. They are all quite drool-worthy! Pinned!
These all look so good, Roxana!
OMG – how can a person decide?!! We can always depend on you to have the best baked goods around 🙂 Hope you and your family have a wonderful holiday season, Roxana!
Draga Roxana, ce talentata esti! Nu stiu cine a facut fotografiile dar sint foarte expresive si cu muuulta atentie la detalii! Chiar pun in valoare minunatele tale dulciuri, si nu numai! Sa stii ca este o reala placere calatoria pe blogul tau din care ,recunosc, ma inspir ! Si mai apreciez ceva care ma emotioneaza de fiecare data: micile tale povesti despre mincarea din Romania precum si faptul ca nu le- ai uitat fiind printre straini. Cu sinceritate iti doresc sa fii sanatoasa si fericita alaturi de familie, sa ai tot ce iti doresti si Sarbatori minunate! Adriana (Bucuresti) PS: merry xmas to you all, Roxana’ s readers !
Buna Adriana,
Ma bucur sa aud ca-mi citesti blogul. Eu am fotografiat toate retetele postate de mine.
Nu am foarte multe povesti despre traditiile din Romania, imi este un pic mai greu sa scriu despre ele, mai ales de sarbatori cand imi este cel mai dor de acasa
Sarbatori fericite tie si familiei tale
What a great selection of cookies, Roxana! They made me drool…
I was going to list which ones I liked best but then there were so many I couldn’t keep track. I am not normally the person in my family who bakes the holiday cookies but this year may start a new tradition with lots of these recipes. YUM!
Wow Roxana! All of the cookies look just amazing!!! I want to try one of each, ok two of each!!
Oh my goodneess there are so many great cookies here. I can see why your family asks for these over and over again. I know I want to try the peanut butter coconut ones for sure.
Your blog is amazing!! I can’t find the link to the candy cane cookie – where can I find it? Please let me know! Would love to make these for the holidays.
Thank you
Hi Christina,
I’m guessing it got lost when I rebranded. I apologize about that. I will look into it. Until then, here’s the recipe
3/4 cup room temperature butter
1 1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1 egg yolk
2 2/3 cups all purpose flour
vanilla/rum/almond/peppermint extract – your choice (I used 1 tsp peppermint)
food coloring – optional
candy cane kisses – optional
Instructions
In a mixing bowl, with the paddle attachment on cream the butter and sugar.
Add the egg yolk, followed by the whole egg. Mix until fully incorporated.
Add few drops of the extract you’re using followed by the flour, a spoonful at a time.
Take the dough out of the bowl, cover in plastic foil or put it into a freezer bag and chill it for at least 30 minutes in the fridge. If you want to have it in two colors divide the dough in tow balls or more and color each ball at a time my mixing the food coloring gel into the dough, gently kneading it.
You can easily froze it. Leave it about 30 minutes on the kitchen counter before using it.
To make the candy cane kiss cookies, divide the dough into 24 balls. Place them on cookie baking sheets. Lightly press down with the back of the spoon. Put the sheets back in the fridge for another 30 minutes.
Meanwhile heat the oven to 375F.
Bake the cooled cookies for about 12-13 minutes. Cool slightly before topping them with the candy cane kiss and completely if you decide to do other decorations.