DAY 4: M&M Sugar Cookie Bars
These cookie bars are quick to make, and delicious and fun to eat. They will satisfy kids and grown-ups alike.
RECIPE:
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Twelve Days of Christmas Cookies: Chocolate Nutella Brownies
DAY 3: Chocolate Nutella Brownies
Homemade brownies with the extra fudginess of Nutella added to the batter and swirled into the top.
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Twelve Days of Christmas Cookies: Lemon Bars
DAY 2: Lemon Bars
There are some classic desserts that completely live up to their reputation. Lemon bars definitely fall into that category. They are a sweet, tart confection that will make you think fondly of trips to grandma’s house.
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Twelve Days of Christmas Cookies (Bars & Brownies): Raspberry White Chocolate Cheesecake Brownies
Welcome to the 12th Annual Twelve Days of Christmas Cookies! This year, I am focusing on brownies, blondies, and other bar cookies.
A note about cooking bar cookies: If you have trouble with burned edges and raw centers, try using a metal pan instead of a glass or ceramic pan. This is especially true of bigger pans, 9×13” or larger. You can also bake the batter in 2 smaller square pans instead of one larger one to get more evenly baked bars and brownies.
DAY 1: Raspberry White Chocolate Cheesecake Brownies
This is an easy to make dressed-up brownie dessert that starts with a boxed brownie mix. Raspberry jam is swirled into both the brownie layer and the cheesecake layer.
RECIPE:
Eleventh Annual Twelve Days of Christmas Cookies: Recap
A list of all 12 of this year’s Christmas Cookies:
Merry Christmas and Happy Baking!
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DAY 1: Whipped Shortbread Cookies
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DAY 2: Chocolate Caramel Pretzel Cookies
DAY 3: Bear Paw Cookies
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DAY 4: Oatmeal Coconut Cookies
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DAY 5: Raspberry Almond Thumbprints
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DAY 6: Coconut Cornflake Sandies
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DAY 7: Slow Roasted Spiced Almonds
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DAY 8: Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
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DAY 9: Christmas Sprinkle Cookies
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DAY 10: Maple Oatmeal Toffee Cookies
DAY 11: Mint Chocolate M&M’s Cookies
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DAY 12: Loaded Chocolate Chip Sandies
For more ideas of how to Light the World with kindness and service the rest of this Christmas season, here is a link to a calendar of ideas:
For more cookie recipes, check out the previous ten years of Christmas cookie ideas:
1st Annual Twelve Days of Christmas Cookies (2009)
2nd Annual Twelve Days of Christmas Cookies (2010)
3rd Annual Twelve Days of Christmas Cookies (2011)
4th Annual Twelve Days of Christmas Cookies (2012)
5th Annual Twelve Days of Christmas Cookies (2013)
6th Annual Twelve Days of Christmas Cookies (2014)
7th Annual Twelve Days of Christmas Cookies (2015)
8th Annual Twelve Days of Christmas Cookies (2016)
Eleventh Annual Twelve Days of Christmas Cookies: Bear Paw Cookies
DAY 3: Bear Paw Cookies
An easy and fun alternative to regular chocolate chip cookies. Bake your favorite plain cookie dough (or use the dough below) and add two different sized chocolate chips after baking to make a paw print pattern.
Use a very small cookie scoop (or make 1” balls) so that the paw print pattern covers most of the cooked cookie.
Recipe adapted from Kitchen Fun
RECIPE:
Bear Paw Cookies
¾ cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar
½ cup white sugar
1 egg + 1 egg yolk
1 Tbs vanilla extract
2 cups flour
2 Tbs cornstarch
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
About 1 cup of regular-sized chocolate chips plus about 1 cup of larger baking chips (like Ghirardelli dark chocolate chips)
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mats.
In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, egg yolk, and vanilla. Beat in flour, cornstarch, and salt.
Using a small cookie scoop, place level scoops on baking sheets, about 2” apart (I can get 20 cookies on a baking sheet). Roll scoops of dough into balls (about 1” in diameter); return to baking sheet.
Bake for 8 minutes, or until baked through. Cookies will still look very pale. Don’t overbake. While cookies are still warm, press one large chocolate chip and three small chocolate chips into each cookie to make a paw pattern. Cool cookies completely on wire racks.
Makes about 4 dozen small cookies.
Recipe adapted from Kitchen Fun
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