Cookies, cookies, cookies

This is the sweetest season of the year, making your list ~ filling it up with holiday gifts ideas, packaging ideas and decorations ideas.

 

Handmade gifts are the best kind, particularly when they're edible and prettily packaged. This year, if time permits i would love to make holiday cookies as gifts and hope that they turn out as pretty as they are delicious. And although i am not a good baker, i do want to try something new ~ baking cookies and pretty them up with lovely packages, and offering them to family and friends. I think baking cookies is much more than a small gesture ~ it's a personal one, showing the best sentiments of the season.

 

I treated myself to a gift in the form of a cute holiday cookie cutter set from Wilton. I love the size of these cutters ~ really mini ones. I can't seem to stop looking at them. It makes me happy. I think im gonna try to keep my cookie recipe really simple. I'd love it if you'd share your most favorite cookie recipe.

 

Who can resist an attractive assortment of freshly baked holiday cookies? Set some out with a tall glass of cold milk, and tempt Santa. teehee  Wishing you a merry happy relaxing weekend. Good times and happy friday! Love to you and yours. 

Comments

[Eunhwa]

hello jacqueline:: i love your mini cookie cutters and the playful santa too! i hope you have a great weekend as the forecast here is a major snow storm!

[linda]

ooo, edible gifts are always wonderful! Home baked goods especially are fantastic to receive as handmade gifts. I like Alton Brown recipes - perhaps because I like his Food Network show of explaining the science in cooking as well. I have his DVD of holiday cookie recipes, but you can find plenty online too, like this one http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/chocolate-peppermint-pinwheel-cookies-recipe4/index.html

[Terriaw]

Cute set of cookie cutters! My husband's favorite Christmas cookies are these sugar cookie cut-outs, so I have to make some too. I love to frost and decorate them with sprinkles. Enjoy your baking adventures!

[Phoe]

How cute that little Santa is! Have fun with your baking.

[Meg]

Oh and by the way, thank you for the kind words you wrote about my family! I am pretty proud of them!

xoxo~Meg

[Lori]

Mini things are favorites of mine and that includes cookies. Love your little cookie cutters - and your cookies will be a big hit I'm sure. My mom's friend bakes cookies of all sorts for all her friends and family every year. We always enjoy receiving them and looking forward to her visit when she drops them off. Everyone sits down for cookies and coffee & catches up about the year. Hugs ~ Lori

[Amanda]

Good luck Jacqueline I hope they turn out yummy and pretty. Gifts like that are so much sweeter than some of the store bought kind.
Happy Holidays!

[koralee]

Yummmmmmm....I agree baking cookies and giving them as gifts really does show someone how much you love them. Happy baking!

[Vickie E]

thanks for entering the giveaway. I don't think very many people actually read my post LOL...there are only like 7 comments for 2 e pattern bundles..hmm by the 22nd...doubt there will be more than 10! you have good odds.

[Tammy]

I made some great cut-out cookies last week. I bought a sugar cookie mix, and followed the directions on package - to add more flour and less butter. Rolled, cut and washed with egg white mixed with water. Sprinkled on sparkling sugar before baking. They were great and I didn't have to worry. I cheated a little with the mix, but I had no stress and everyone enjoyed them.

[Nia]

The best season of all!! Definetly :D

Love your cutters!
Last year I made gingerbreads but.. I didn't like them =/ I'm still looking for that special and really gooood recipe! ;)

[twitter.com/CluelessCrafter]

Hey darling! Keep enjoying the homemade holidays for a lil longer before you put your heart into that wonderful tutorial,k? It's the holidays all around the world.

You know, I was thinking that that was a smart idea. Maybe someday you and I should post a tutorial that you give me and I try to do on our blogs??

Let me know!

[BK]

Love the cookie cutters too; they look really cute. And I definitely agree with you that the best gift are made. It has a personalized touch. A gift from the heart.

[Enrouge (Karla)]

Merry Christmas Jacqueline!! These are such sweet cookie cutters! You'll enjoy making cookies with those--what fun! I would like to make some like that, too. Have a wonderful day today -- I'll chat with you very soon! : )

[Afi]

Dearest Jacqueline! I missed you so much! Life was so crazy thses days that I couldn't stop by to say hi!

Those cookie cutter are just adorable! I have never baked cookies before but I'd love to try too :)

I wish you and your loved ones a very Happy Holliday with lots of fun! Hugs!!! xo :)

[Sandy Rowe]

Happy Holidays Jacqueline! Send me your address and I will send you one of my December Tuffet Pin Cushions.

Sandy

[Kate England]

Homemade gifts are always so full of love and care! I think these cookie cutters are so cute!

I wish you a peaceful, restorative, beautiful and magic winter holiday!

Much love!

[Sam]

Merry Chistmas Jacqueline! Gorgeous photos you have taken here and those cookie cutters are darling!!

[wini]

Dear Jacqueline, I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and that you had fun baking cookies! I did some baking too this year :) Wishing you all the best in the new year, & looking forward to share our journeys together in 2010, love Wini xo