I haven’t been able to control much this year, but Christmas cookies? Those I can control. I thought it would be fun to document the process live this year on my Instagram. It was so fun having friends and family follow along. The posts are still saved on my account if you want to go back and watch them.
While baking 7 types of cookies requires a bit of thought and time, it’s not insurmountable, especially if you spread it out. If I can make 6 recipes AND bake them in one day with only a hand mixer (an ill-advised choice I made in 2017), anyone can do this at a slower pace. I plan and shop over a week or so, make the dough in one day, and then bake another day.
Here’s what I selected this year:
- Peppermint mocha cookies (the all-time crowd favorite)
- Lemon ginger cookies
- Cherry almond shortbread cookies (a little retro and my favorite)
- Reese’s stuffed peanut butter cookies (another crowd favorite)
- Red velvet kiss cookies
- Cake batter chocolate chip cookies
- Soft and chewy oatmeal scotchies
Past year’s line-ups: 2017, 2018, and 2019.
It’s been a terrible year. I hope you get some time off to eat sugar and take naps. Happy holidays!