DAY 9: Thin Mint Puppy Chow
A crunchy chocolate snack mix that will remind you of your favorite Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookie.
Chex cereal is coated with dark chocolate and Andes mint chocolates, and mixed with mint flavored M&M’s.
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Twelve Days of Christmas Cookies: Turtle Shortbread Cookies
DAY 8: Turtle Shortbread Cookies
Thin shortbread cookies topped with caramel, chocolate, and pecans. Just like Turtle Candies, but with a buttery cookie crunch.
I used melted Kraft Caramel Bits when I made these, but if you want to get extra fancy, you can make a homemade caramel layer:
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Twelve Days of Christmas Cookies: Extra Gooey Rice Krispies Treats
DAY 7: Extra Gooey Rice Krispies Treats
These are your traditional Rice Krispies Treats on steroids! Extra mini marshmallows are added, but not completely melted. And additional cereal makes for thick and gooey bars. (Christmas Sprinkles optional)
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Twelve Days of Christmas Cookies: Chewy Oatmeal Cowboy Cookies
DAY 6: Chewy Oatmeal Cowboy Cookies
Cowboy cookies are a chewy “loaded” oatmeal cookie: full of oats, coconut, chocolate chips, and nuts.
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Twelve Days of Christmas Cookies: Chocolate Peppermint Bark Thumbprints
DAY 5: Chocolate Peppermint Bark Thumbprints
I love a dough that does double duty. I use half of this dough to make these cookies, and half to make Double Chocolate Thumbprints.
Be sure to not skip the refrigeration step. They need to chill first to hold their shape when baking.
And if you can find these precut candies, you will save a lot of unwrapping and crushing time:
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Twelve Days of Christmas Cookies: Classic Pecan Tassies
DAY 4: Classic Pecan Tassies
A classic Christmas cookie full of the flavor of pecan pie.
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