I was speaking with a friend today about the upcoming  holidays and how much I enjoy holiday foods, particularly cookies, and I mentioned that last year we did the Twelve Days of Christmas Cookies, with photos and recipes. I had thought I posted them all to my blog, but turns out I just posted them to Facebook.

So to make them easier to find, and to whet appetites for this upcoming holiday season full of goodies and treats, here is a review of the Twelve Days of Christmas Cookies! (Click on the links or the images to get the recipes)

For the First cookie of Christmas we tried delicious Cherry-Almond Packages. These little beauties are delicious, and a fun change from more traditional cookies.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwNqiV3GOc8AN2xZTzZjUDFRalE

For the Second cookie of Christmas – Peanut Butter blossoms!

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwNqiV3GOc8AVU1TYXZHT2l3VzQ

For the Third cookie of Christmas, it has to be Chocolate Chip Cookies! This is my all-time favorite cookie, complete with walnuts, oatmeal, tons of chocolate chips, and oh, so good.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwNqiV3GOc8AbDg4NDloX01HY1U

For the Fourth cookie of Christmas, Santa brought to me – Rolo Pretzel Delights! These little beauties are super easy to make and super delicious. And desserts this small don’t have any calories, right?

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwNqiV3GOc8AT1FrazRpWG5SczQ

For the Fifth cookie of Christmas, we decided to sample some Christmas cookies at the Nutcracker, with an angel overseeing the experiment.

For the Sixth cookie of Christmas, it has to be M&M Cookies! These awesome desserts use the same base batter as the Chocolate chip cookies we shared a couple days ago, but without the oats, walnuts, and chocolate chips. Instead – add M&Ms

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwNqiV3GOc8AbDg4NDloX01HY1U

For the Seventh cookie of Christmas, we made Gingerbread cookies! The gingerbread men ran away with the photo and the recipe, but they’re commonly available, so I’m not going to stress about it.

For the Eighth cookie of Christmas, Santa gave to me – Brown Sugar Shortbreads! (Otherwise known as Chocolate-dipped Almond shortbreads. These are so good!

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwNqiV3GOc8AWHdCWXhSYUJwV1E

The Ninth cookie of Christmas, my favorite: Vienna crescents. Buttery walnut cookies coated in powdered sugar. Recipe coming later today!

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwNqiV3GOc8Aa1NNMExVTGtTWmc

For the Tenth cookie of Christmas, Santa inspired Jenny Rosso Morin to make powdered sugar snowmen! They taste as great as they look. Recipe coming soon. After dessert.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwNqiV3GOc8AeEQ5YlRVMUpkd00

For the Eleventh cookie of Christmas, we used the same cookie base used for the snowmen to make these beauties (baked for 14 minutes at 375)

Emily  Morin is a baking machine!

For the Twelfth cookie of Christmas, we made Naniamo Bars. Kind of like Boston Cream in a brownie form. Yum.

Find the recipe at: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Ny8t66Z-ugGYXax6s3Mc57JJbcmutd49

I hope you try every single one of these recipes and share which is your favorite!

Frank