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I think I will be baking pignoli cookies and thumbprint cookies, maybe sugar cookies I had to google pignoli cookies....they sound really good.  I'll make sugar cookies, thumbprint cookies and probably no bake cookies becuase my husband likes them a lot.  They always just taste like a big ball of sugar to me.  Maybe we'll try your pignoli cookies too.My niece and I will be turning the place into a wholesale cookie factory soon -- Sugar cookies, peanut butter cookies, oatmeal raisin pecan cookies, Mexican wedding cookies to name a few....chocolate chip, christmas cutouts, nobake....keeping it simple this year.I made an executive decision 35 years ago. middle son's GF is a baking machine.... she'll tear up my kitchen in the near future baking breads and all kinds of concoctions...... 

I'll do my usual mix - everyone has their favorite.   peanut blossoms (peanut butter cookies with a choc star on top), peanut butter balls, fudge and sugar cookies.     Or, at least that's the plan.  

Happy Holidays

I already made shortbread from the back of the Canada Corn Starch box because the longer you age it the better it is. I'm going to make Lorster's Ginger Snaps (I made them last year along with a couple other Ginger Snap recipes and they are by far the best), and maybe try some Jam Cookie's BF's mom used to make for Christmas if we can find her recipe.Glad you liked them Gimpy. They are soooo good.


My question. What is a thumbprint cookie?lorster2008-12-07 15:43:05I think a thumbprint cookie is a cookie that you use you thumb to press a hole in the middle and after they are done baking you put jams or jelly in the hole.Awww, thanks CinDee.I make Graham cracker brownies  no mix just crushed graham crackers, walnuts,choc chips,cinn,vanilla,cnd milk, bake for 30 min Man they are DELICIOUS!!!!!!!!!!Chocolate Chip, Thumb Print, Spritz, Sugar, 7 Layer Bars, Cinnamon Stars, Snickerdoodles Around her, thumbprint cookies are a peanut butter dough with a hershey kiss pressed into the center. =DLinncn2008-12-08 10:21:19My thumb prints are made with a lot of butter, walnuts, sugar and a dab of strawberry jam in the middle. Also some made with grape for my husband- yuck.I used to make platters for friends. The last time I did it, pre RA, I made 22 different kinds of cookies...swedish spritz, swedish almond tarts, thumbprints, etc. etc.....my hands don't work well now, and standing up for long periods of time is out of the question.  Oh well, what can you do.  I may try and make swedish almond tarts since those are my families favorites.Thats the best thing Debra- a good compromise!  Unless I get help I think I'll cut down tooWow you guys are making me hungry!  I wish I could still bake, but not these days.  Fortunately, I have my mother around to make gingerbread cookies (we decorate them in naughty ways for fun), Russian tea cookies, and some other goodies.Cookies are big here in Mexico and I plan on making Mexican chocol. cookies, oatmeal with raisins, coconut cookies, stained glass cookies for the children.  LindyI made New York cookies yesterday, youngest daughter's favorite. Just finished Russian Teacakes aka Mexican Wedding Cookies, and am taking a break, will probably make one more today. DH likes Williams & Sonoma's Candied Ginger cookies. My wrists aren't letting me roll the cookies smooth :( that's a new development, but at least I'm doing okay with the cookie scooper. I sit at the table to load the cookie sheets, and have a heavy duty Kitchenaid mixer to do double batches. Then there was the really good peanut butter ball recipe that was on here last year. Christmas is the only time I bake like this, probably have my joints screaming thank goodness. Then there's the Candied Citrus Peel, but we haven't eaten enough grapefruit and oranges yet. DH & DD's love Christmas cookies.linb - care to share your coconut cookie recipe?

It's so easy but delicious.  I make oatmeal cookies and put in coconut and a little lime zest in part of batch and some orange zest in rest of batch.  I also make a mango/ginger cookie bar.  If you make, enjoy.  Lindy

Naughty gingerbread boys- ha! Innerglow you gave me a good chuckle! Russian teacakes - forgot about those.  I think I'll need to add one more to my list.Sno- I guess your husband has company! Mine also like to eat grape jelly in the patachinkas (sp) his mom makes...They are like crepes for breakfast. Grape jelly belongs with peanutbutter only for me. Linc, [QUOTE=wanttobeRAfree]Sno- I guess your husband has company! Mine also like to eat grape jelly in the patachinkas (sp) his mom makes...They are like crepes for breakfast. Grape jelly belongs with peanutbutter only for me. [/QUOTE]