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Christmas Cookies, Ranked In Order From Worst To Best
Huffpost ^ | 12/3/24 | Julie R. Thomson

Posted on 12/23/2024 3:40:39 PM PST by DallasBiff

We're grateful for any gift we receive -- especially when it's edible. Come the holidays, that happens more and more and it is grand (because it almost always means COOKIES).

While most Christmas cookies are 100 percent awesome, they aren't all created equal. Some are better than others. And actually some, some are just downright bad. We ranked them in order from best to worst because, well, someone had to. If you're planning on doing any holiday baking, this list may be a helpful guide as to which cookies you should bake and which you need to steer clear of -- especially if you're planning on sending any those cookies our way.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Food; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: baking; christmas; christmascookies; cookies; coolies; food; gingerbread; recipes
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I know huff post, but when I was a kid, there were always gingerbread men on the table, and I would spit out the raisins, one aunt made them with chocolate chips.

Have fun, and Merry Chistmas.

1 posted on 12/23/2024 3:40:39 PM PST by DallasBiff
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To: DallasBiff

Sorghum molasses cookies are the best for any occassion.


2 posted on 12/23/2024 3:44:13 PM PST by Mr. Lucky
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To: DallasBiff

The best? The ones my Grandmother used to make. I miss those. I miss my Grandmother


3 posted on 12/23/2024 3:46:22 PM PST by Morgana ( “Abortion is the ultimate exploitation of women.” — Alice Paul )
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To: DallasBiff
1. My wife's cookies.
2. My wife's 2nd type of cookies.
3. My wife's 3rd type of cookies.
4 posted on 12/23/2024 3:48:31 PM PST by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: DallasBiff
Spitzbuben rawks.


5 posted on 12/23/2024 3:48:38 PM PST by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: DallasBiff

Simple is often better, when it comes to Christmas Cookies.
That means something like Sugar or Shortbread Cookies, lightly sprinkled with that special sparkly, colored sugar.

You can use Vanilla, lemon or almond extract and/or cinnamon.
You can use food coloring just for kicks.
You can use a basic round cookie shape, or get creative with cookie cutting tools.

Pros: Pleasant flavor and aroma, small snack size.
Cons: The colored sugar ALWAYS falls off, onto the nibblers’ garments. Use egg to help prevent cookie from crumbling.


6 posted on 12/23/2024 3:55:43 PM PST by lee martell
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To: Libloather

That!


7 posted on 12/23/2024 3:56:26 PM PST by lee martell
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To: DallasBiff

Divinity and fudge. My mom used to make them every year, along with lots of others; but they were always the first to go.


8 posted on 12/23/2024 3:59:01 PM PST by Telepathic Intruder
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To: DallasBiff
I would spit out the raisins

Smart reaction!


9 posted on 12/23/2024 4:03:03 PM PST by Sirius Lee ("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.")
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To: lee martell

Yep, simple better. Danish cookies #1. Pecan in middle for adults, colored gum drops for the kids


10 posted on 12/23/2024 4:09:59 PM PST by 22for22
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To: DallasBiff

What? No chocolate ship walnut cookies? Gotta have them.


11 posted on 12/23/2024 4:19:06 PM PST by Omnivore-Dan (Shut)
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Oh, I don’t mean those Dansk things in a can. Proper Danish cookie is thin. Shape with the base of a glass wrapped in linen. Slightly brown edges when done


12 posted on 12/23/2024 4:23:54 PM PST by 22for22
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To: Sirius Lee

LOL! I hate raisins.


13 posted on 12/23/2024 4:24:00 PM PST by DallasBiff (Apology not accepted.la is not the sharpest knife in the drawer)
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To: DallasBiff

Snowball Cookies, aka, Mexican Wedding Cookies, Russian Tea Cakes. A butter cookie shaped into a ball, either flavored with vanilla or almond extract, and then coated in powdered sugar after baking. Can be plain or with chopped pecans added to the dough.

Spritz is similar and a close second.


14 posted on 12/23/2024 4:25:45 PM PST by skr (Righteousness exalteth a nation: sin is a reproach to any people. - Proverbs 14:34)
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Mexican Wedding cookies are my faves. Love them.


15 posted on 12/23/2024 4:29:41 PM PST by dforest
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To: Sirius Lee

Hahahahahaha


16 posted on 12/23/2024 4:42:15 PM PST by rlmorel ("A people that elect corrupt politicians are not victims...but accomplices." George Orwell)
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To: DallasBiff

Raisin haters can send their oatmeal-raisin cookies to me.


17 posted on 12/23/2024 4:53:04 PM PST by UnwashedPeasant (I The pandemic we suffer from is not COVID. It is Marxist Democrat Leftism. )
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To: DallasBiff

Our OLD family Christmas cookie recipe for cut out anise Christmas cookies.

The recipe is very simple and NEVER fails.


18 posted on 12/23/2024 5:16:10 PM PST by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus)
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To: Sirius Lee

I like em. I call raisin bread “fly bread” because the raisins look like flies were embedded into the bread.


19 posted on 12/23/2024 5:33:37 PM PST by Greg123456
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To: Sirius Lee

Lol! I hate raisins in anything, I love bran flake cereal but not raisin bran.


20 posted on 12/23/2024 5:39:42 PM PST by Inyo-Mono
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