Here we have a cookie plate for Santa, however, there is one problem with this picture. That cookie plate is empty! That means there’s only one thing we can do. We need to fill this plate with cookies and lots of them. To fill up my plate for Santa, I will be making a different kind of cookie each day at 10am starting December 13th and ending December 24th. Making this wonderful event, The Twelve Cookies of Christmas! Yes, that’s right, twelve solid days of cookies! Each day will have a new tasty recipe so you too can make some delicious cookies for your loved ones and of course for your Santa cookie plates. 

Half of the recipes will be from the family’s recipe box and the other half will be my own that I have perfected over the years. It’s going to be a delicious time and I hope you join me in my Christmas cookie madness. Well, until December 13th, I’ll let you get your kitchens ready and your tummies hungry. It’s time to get ready for Christmas and soon it will be time to make some cookies! 

Below is the scheduled cookie lineup so you can prepare your kitchens accordingly. *Some of the cookies have a brief description due to some of the cookie names not being self explanatory or well known. 

12/13: Festivals- *Butter ball cookies filled with walnuts and pecans, rolled in powdered sugar.

12/14: Coconut Macaroons

12/15: Chyrstales- *A fried egg based cookie covered in powdered sugar, very similar to an Italian Crostoli.

12/16: Kolachy- *A cream cheese shortbread filled with jam. 

12/17: Double Chocolate

12/18: Oatmeal Raisin 

12/19: Snickerdoodles

12/20: Sugar Cookies

12/21: Amaretto Crescents- *An almond based shortbread dipped in Amaretto liqueur, rolled in powdered sugar.

12/22: Italian Christmas Cookies

12/23: Eggnog Cookies- *A cake like cream cheese cookie with various liqueurs.

12/24: Gingerbread Cookies

If you have any questions about the upcoming cookies, please don’t hesitate to reach out in the comment section below! I will love to answer any questions and concerns.