Fruited Christmas Shortbread Cookies

Yield: 36 servings

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 (9 ounce) box Nonesuch mincemeat
1 teaspo ...

Christmas Biscotti

1 cup butter
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
2 eggs
1 egg yolk
1 egg white, beaten
1 tablespoon orange peel, shredded
1 teaspoon ...

Christmas Cheesecake Cookies

Makes 25 servings.

1/3 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar, divided
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/3 cup butter
8 ou ...

Venetian Christmas Cookies

1 (12 ounce) box vanilla wafers, crushed
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 cup nuts, chopped
1 cup shredded coconut
1 cup candied red and green cherries, choppe ...

Brandy Bars

1/2 cup candied cherries
1/2 cup candied pineapple
1/2 cup mixed candied peels
1/2 cup currants
1/2 cup brandy
3 eggs
1 cup granulated sugar
7/8 cup all-purpose flour
1 t ...

Chocolate Teddy Bears

Source: Hershey's Make It Chocolate!

2/3 cup butter or margarine*
1 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 eggs
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cu ...

Rocks

From the kitchen of Kathryn Mills - Augusta, Georgia

A grand fruit cookie ? some like it better than fruit cake. It is best to use just one-quarter or one-half the recipe, or it will fill the house ...

Kris Kringles

1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
20 to 25 maraschino cherries
20 to 25 chocolate chi ...

Holiday Mint Cookies

Submitted to recipegoldmine.com by ltlgranny (Linda)

3/4 cup margarine
1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons water
1 (12 ounce) package chocolate chips
2 eggs < ...

Chocolate Mint Meltaways

1 1/2 cups mint chocolate chips
3/4 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted
1 large egg yolk
1 1/4 cups unbleached flour

Glaze
1/2 cup mi ...