Who's baking XMAS cookies this year?

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Who's baking XMAS cookies this year?
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Mon, 12-11-2006 - 10:52am

On Saturday, we went to dinner at a friends house (the first time to be invited).   The girl is a WONDERFUL hostess and cooks  heavenly.....   because of that dinner that I thought of this question to pose here....  after dinner around 10 pm we had tea, and she came out with a huge platter of XMAS cookies that she had baked.  There were eight different kinds, all totally delicious.   Later she showed me to her kitchen, and I looked at all the canisters of cookies that she had been baking for the last week...  (she has two kids so I was really truly impressed) .  Not only were her cookies wonderful ,but the canisters that she stored them in were too.   She sent me home with a small canister of her cookies, which I thought was sweet...so I am thinking of making her some real American XMAS cookies (or some cranberry/orange nut bread).   Here's my question.....


Do you make XMAS cookies?


What kind?


How many?


How do you store them?


Do you make extra to give as presents?


Do you bake anything else for XMAS,,,,, gingerbread men, gingerbread house, cranberry nut loaf,,, etc etc... ? 


 

 
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Mon, 12-11-2006 - 3:26pm
OMG I am embarassed that i do so little.....
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Mon, 12-11-2006 - 3:28pm
hi hugs,
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Mon, 12-11-2006 - 3:29pm

All those sound delicious,, if you have time I would like a recipe for apple cranberry bread..... only

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Mon, 12-11-2006 - 3:31pm
OH that#s quite alot of baking on yr schedule.... have you started already?
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Mon, 12-11-2006 - 3:32pm
Oh I just love the idea of Tim making cookies with you.... it IS a fun thing to do, especially cut outs and decorating them... my dh used to like to help me with thumbprint cookies,,,, he liked to make the thumbprint of course, just like a little kid...
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Mon, 12-11-2006 - 3:33pm
With the condensed milk, with & without nuts, LOL
A Betty Crocker recipe .. takes like 5 minutes to make.
I will try to share the recipe soon :)



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Mon, 12-11-2006 - 3:33pm

Sure thing! I'll bring it in tomorrow. The "tin" loaf pans can be bought at the store, and you bake the bread right in it! It's been a long time since I've bake them myself and am excited to bake these this year to give away as gifts; esp here in the office.

Eva

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Mon, 12-11-2006 - 3:34pm
Will you bring some to dd's for XMAS, or does she make her own....?
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Mon, 12-11-2006 - 3:35pm
oh fruit tarts are fun to make,,,, what kind do you make?
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Mon, 12-11-2006 - 3:36pm
oh peanut brittle