What cookies are you baking for Christmas this year? 2011 Edition

[roxlet]

This year I am starting off with King Arthur's Chocolate Peanut Butter cookies, as well as their lemon wedding cookies which will be my new additions. Medrich's ginger cookes, spritz cookies and sugar cookies will hold down the traditions. I will make struffoli as we get closer to Christmas, and am debating on making Casadetti, which are a Sicilian tradition and which a friend of mine aptly renamed cannoli ravioli.

What are you baking this year?

[vafarmwife]

So far I have done three chip chocolate chip cookies, two batches of snickerdoodles, and oatmeal raisin. Next weekend I will make fruit cake cookies, sugar cookies, cherry winks, and will do chocolate pecan pie bars for a co-worker.

[sisterfunkhaus]

I've done chocolate chip. Dh will make Mexican wedding cookies. Other than that, I do candy. That's my big thing.

[drewb123]

would luv the recipe for choc pecan bars.

[vafarmwife]

Crust

1 3/4 cups flour

1/4 cup packed brown sugar (light or dark)

3/4 teaspoon salt

3/4 cup cold butter, cut into pieces

1-2 Tablespoons cold water

Filling

3 eggs

3/4 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 cup light corn syrup

2 teaspoons vanilla

2 Tablespoons butter, melted

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 cups pecan halves, coarsely chopped

3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Heat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Line the bottom and sides of a 9"x13" baking pan with aluminum foil.

(For the crust) In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat 3/4 cup butter, brown sugar and salt until smooth and creamy. Add flour, and beat until coarse crumbs form. While the mixer is running, add 1-2 tablespoons of cold water, as needed to help form dough. Press dough into the bottom and 1/2 inch up the sides of the prepared pan. Prick the dough with a fork several times, randomly around the pan. Bake 10-12 minutes or until light golden brown.

(For the filling) In a large bowl, mix eggs, brown sugar, corn syrup, vanilla, melted butter, bourbon and salt with a whisk until well blended. Stir in pecans and chocolate chips. Pour filling into baked crust. Bake 20-30 minutes or until golden brown and filling is set. Cool completely before cutting.

[Jennalynn]

My annual dessert open house is a week away. Not just cookies, but here's this years list:

Mini Brownies with White Chocolate Ganache
Red Velvet Whoopie Pies
Rice Krispie Treats on a Stick
Seven Layer Bars
Butter Cookies
Cherry Pistachio Biscotti
Spice Cake Trifle
The Kings Cupcakes (Elvis not the other one) Banana cake with Peanut Butter Frosting & Bacon Sprinkles
Warm Apple Crumble
Black Bottom Caramel Budino
Carrot Cake Cookies
Cranberry Tarts

[roxlet]

What a great line up! I just added this cookie to my plans:
http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipe...
They are supposed to taste just like cinnamon buns!

[Jennalynn]

That looks great! I might sprinkle the top with sanding sugar for some sparkle.

It says to freeze for an hour. Do you think you could freeze for a few days? I might add this to my Sunday mix.

[roxlet]

I was definitely thinking of freezing it for a couple of weeks. I'm sure it would be fine.

[mse924]

Somehow I always end up getting roped in to making cookies for our holiday festivities at work. This year's mix includes:

-toffee bars
-candy cane cookies
-cake mix cookies (the only time I ever use cake mix...and the Christmas Funfetti mix is fun!)
-creme de menthe bars
-dark chocolate orange cookies
-maple cream cookies
-sugar cookies (already baked and in the freezer, ready to be iced and decorated next week)

I'm also planning on trying to make Smitten Kitchen's fig and walnut biscotti. If I get too lazy though I'll just substitute some of those peanut butter kiss cookies with the bag of caramel Kisses I already have :)

[roxlet]

Toffee bars? Please tell me how you make those!!

[mse924]

Super easy! "Toffee" might be a misnomer, but it's what our family always called them growing up. I have a hand-copied recipe from my mom so I'm not sure where she got it from...

1 c. softened butter
1 c. packed brown sugar
1 egg yolk
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 c. flour
6 Hershey bars, broken into squares
chopped nuts

-Cream together butter and sugar
-Blend in egg yolk and vanilla
-Mix in flour to form a smooth dough
-Press dough into a large rectangle baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes at 375*
-Immediately after removing from oven, place chocolate over top of dough and spread to form a thick layer
-Sprinkle top of bars with nuts

I love these because they're easy to mess around with and change up. Different flavored chocolate bars, subbing almond or maple extract for the vanilla, etc.

[nami54]

I don't know where your mom got her copy, but mine is from the newsletter P G & E (our power company here in the SF Bay area) used to put in everyone's bill. Mine dates to about 1980 or thereabouts.

[masha]

Mine is handed down from my mother too, but it uses semi-sweet choc chips, not hershey's bars and white, not brown, sugar. Don't know where she got hers. I did see the recipe on a bag of nuts that I bought last year; can't recall what brand -- probably Fisher.

[buttertart]

I'm baking for overseas visitors at my office this week, so made a half sheet pan worth of Malgieri's supernatural brownies and this dreadfully appealing thing -- http://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/201... - haven't cut into it yet for fear of the consequences. Taking a fruitcake too.
Will have to make shortbread (without which it just isn't Christmas) and am thinking about Florentines for me and the Beast (they have romantic associations dating back to the early days of us).

[roxlet]

I would love a report on that evil peanut thing!

[buttertart]

It is evil. It is great. It has too much topping for my taste but it is worth trying and then some. Fun to make. Suggest halving it and making it in an 8x8. Then packing it up and giving to the neighbors just to get it the hell out of the house.

[buttertart]

Baker's remorse - I took this to work and it seems it was a bit weird for the German visitors...not so for me...I must have eaten a dozen pieces by now. (Don't usually eat much of what I bake.) Sweet and salty and ohmygoodness. Beware.

[rstuart]

Hmm... now I have to try it!

[monavano]

I made Kelsey's Essentials Carmelitas. Basically a crust of oatmeal, flour and butter that's blind baked and topped with chocolate, nuts and caramel sauce. Finally, it's topped with more crumb and baked again.
Terrific, but you have to watch the caramel as the recipe calls for it to be cooked to dark amber and that's way to long. It got burned and bitter, so I started over again and took it to a light amber and that was the ticket.

[roxlet]

Can you post the exact recipe for these. I adore caramels!

[monavano]

The recipe is from Kelsey's Essentials. Here it is:

http://www.cookingchanneltv.com/recip...

Although they turned out great, there are a couple essential changes I made and would strongly suggest.
1. The first bake of the crust takes more like 20 minutes than 10
2. I lined the baking dish with tin foil (I always use extra long, heavy duty) and sprayed with Pam to make getting them out of the pan and slicing easier.
3. The recipe calls for the caramel to be deep amber, which is WAY OVERCOOKED!. Burned even. You're caramel will be bitter. I wound up throwing out the first batch and making a second, which I took to light amber before removing it from the heat. If your cream seizes up on your whisk, just put the caramel over low heat (and go ahead and add the butter) and continue to stir until the cream loosens up and all will be fine.

eta: the crust/topping needs does not need 2 1/2 sticks of butter. I used 2 and it was plenty

[Emme]

i'm doing all my usual suspects, but the newer ones to this year's line-up:
White Balsamic Velvet Balls - kind of like a white balsamic melting moment
Key Lime White Chocolate w/ Garam Masala
Espresso Cinnamon
Speculaas
Rugelach - new variation with a sort of vanilla cheesy filling
Chewy Custard Bars - came from a challenge i did earlier this fall
Persimmon Thyme Shortbread
Rice Krispie Treats - had some fun with wacky flavors of marshmallow i snagged at the 99 cent store

reading all these posts is making me hungry!

[Caitlin McGrath]

I want to hear more about persimmon thyme shortbread. What kind of persimmons and how are you incorporating them?

[Emme]

i'm doing several "test versions" with different variations and only using fuyus (as these are my favorite)... the incorporations i'm considering:
-dried persimmon bits
-cooked and cooled persimmon puree - in a creamed variation of shortbread, cream the butter then add in the puree. add sugar, etc etc.
-persimmon glaze - perhaps infused with the thyme (in this case, may or may not add thyme to shortbread itself)

worst case scenario - i'll do a thyme shortbread sandwiched with persimmon butter.

[Caitlin McGrath]

I'm not sure what the texture will be like with the puree, and I did wonder if you were using dried persimmons. I hope you'll post about your results, as I'm curious.

[Emme]

i'm not sure either... i'm going to cook the moisture out of the persimmon puree then mix with butter then chill. i know that the butter won't be the same, but we'll see!

[CraftyLatvian]

Key lime white chocolate with garam masala sounds wonderful. Do you mind sharing the recipe? Is it a cookie? I love experiemnting with different garam masalas and creating my own mixtures depending on the food. Currently I have one made up that has more anise and cinnamon notes that I would love to use in a dessert.

[sandylc]

Almond Hazelnut Biscotti
Mexican Wedding Cakes
Almond Crescents
Chocolate Pecan Thumbprints
Rainbow Venetians
Cream Cheese Spritz
Caramels
Nut Brittles
Alton Brown's White Trash (people insist)
Anything else I can come up with/have time for....

[sandylc]

Oh, I forgot gingersnaps!

[sunshine842]

This year, I made:

Chocolate chip (by popular demand, not because I consider them Christmas cookies!)
Gingersnaps
Chocolate-covered cherry cookies
English toffee

On a normal year (crazy schedule this year) I would have also made Peanut Butter Blossoms, Krumkake, and Snickerdoodles.

Might still make my mom's Chiffon Walnut Bars and Doodlebugs (those chow mein noodle and chocolate abominations that my husband loves)

[buttertart]

sunshine842, could you possibly post the walnut chiffon bars? They sound great. Formid'!

[sunshine842]

I have NO idea where this came from -- I remember her making these in the early 70s -- but they're awesome. The recipe reads a little strangely, but it's her handwritten recipe.

Chiffon Nut Bars
makes 16 bars - bake at 350F for 20 minutes.

2 eggs
1C brown sugar
14 tsp salt
1C coarsely chopped nuts
1/2 C salad oil
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 C sifted flour

1) Beat eggs until thick and lemon color
2.) Add sugar
3) stir in salt, salad oil, and vanilla
4) Add flour
5) Add 3/4 C walnuts
6) Spread in pan and add rest of nuts on top. bake.

[roxlet]

Is this sort of airy in texture? Is that why they are called "Chiffon" nut bars?

[sunshine842]

No, actually, they're quite moist and gooey. I don't make it up, I just report it. ;)

[buttertart]

This has my husband's name written all over it, thanks.

[FlyerFan]

Wow, Roxlet, the Casadetti sound wonderful - would you share your recipe?

[roxlet]

It may take some time to dig the recipe out, but here's the outline. Basically you make a very short pastry dough (my father used to use lard in his). Roll it out and make ravioli of any size you like by filling with cannoli cream. Seal well, and fry. When the pastries are nicely browned, remove from the oil, drain and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. They may be one of the most delicious things there is. I will dig out the old recipe file. It's time I put it into a word document anyway!

[buttertart]

The initials OMG come to mind. Oh boy.

[FlyerFan]

You beat me to it - as I read the description all I could think was OMG. Thank you roxlet, those sound absolutely incredible!

[roxlet]

Yes, they are, and they were the ultimate Christmas treat of my childhood since they were only made once a year. Carol Field has a version in her book Celebrating Italy that is for lent, made with finely mashed chickpeas, but somehow I've never been tempted to try those.

[buttertart]

There are some interesting "weird" Italian dessert things in Dolci too, quite fascinating.

[roxlet]

OK, here is the recipe I have, written on a yellowing index card.
Casatedi (note that there are so many variations on the spelling of this!)

Dough
2 lbs of flour
10 oz. leaf lard
1 tablespoon sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup of water

Filling
2 lbs fine, fresh ricotta, drained overnight in cheesecloth
11/2 cups of sugar
mini chocolate chips
glaced fruits (very optional -- I never use them)
Mix these together for the filling

Cut lard (or butter/crisco combo when I can't get good lard) into flour and sugar. Lightly beat the egg with the water, and mix into the flour (start with 1/2 cup of water mixed with the egg. Add additional water to make the dough pliable but not wet). Mix throughly, and let rest for 2 hours.

Roll the dough out, and form into any ravioli shape you like. (Usually half moons, but I once made these in a small ravioli pan and served three on a plate with an additional dollop of the ricotta mixture sprinkled with a small amount of cocoa). Make sure that the casadetti are completely sealed, and don't over-fill. Use a little water and the tines of a fork to assure that they are sealed. Fry until golden brown, and drain on paper towels. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. It's hard to resist these warm (I had some almost hot from a bakery in Sicily), but I think they taste best room temperature. If not serving the same day, forgo the cinnamon sugar, refrigerate, and when ready to serve, put them in a warm oven to crisp up a bit. Sprinkle with the cinnamon sugar and serve. These actually keep very well.

[buttertart]

Oh God, roxlet, you hadda go and post this recipe!!!

[Kellz]

These sound wonderful !! I'm not a huge chocolate fan. Must I add the mini chocolate chips?

[roxlet]

No, don't add them if you don' want to. Maybe some candied orange or lemon peel instead? Something to give the filling a bit of texture...

[Redstickchef]

My Christmas Cookie List this year are as follows:

Chocolate Chip
White Chocolate Cranberry Macadamia Nut Cookies
Rugelach
Decorated Sugar Cookies
Ambrosia Macaroons
Grasshopper Squares
Lebkuchen
Pfeffuernesse

I feel like I am missing something though, so I might add on later.

[babette feasts]

Friends and family get chocolates, so I don't have to shop. Flavors to be decided this weekend when I make them :)

The restaurant gives cookies to the hotel concierges that send us lots of business, so concierges are getting:
honey caramels
milk chocolate salted almond bars
orange-cardamom-pecan mexican wedding cakes
rum balls
lemon pretzel cookies (we have pretzels as a bar snack, though sweet ones would be fun)
gingerbread cookies w/icing
vanilla sugar cookies (some maybe sandwiched with raspberry jam)
macarons (unless I decide I have too much already)
...and maybe brownies if I have some leftover from a catering, or chocolate peppermint crinkles

[roxlet]

How do you make the chocolate peppermint crinkles? My son loves the chocolate/peppermint combination, and I just bought some crushed peppermint to bake with, so I'd love the recipe. TIA!

[Caitlin McGrath]

roxlet, I've made these ones before, and they're really good (I don't think they really need the chocolate chips, to be honest; they already have plenty of chocolate): http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/foo...

[roxlet]

Lots of peppermint in those. Are they too crunchy with all that peppermint?

[Caitlin McGrath]

Not at all. They're soft, with little bits of crunch here and there, but the crushed peppermint isn't real hard and crunchy in them.

[roxlet]

OK, I am bookmarking that page. It seems like a really nice Christmas cookie.

[GraceW]

Besides maybe hand-decorated sugar cookies, I do not plan on baking much else (otherwise, I will eat too many cookies and not be able to enjoy sweets on the actual holiday because I'll be sick of sweet things...) BUT: if I do venture into trying a new one... it would be these really REALLY easy ones..

http://www.handletheheat.com/2011/12/...

[julesrules]

I have done Cranberry Bliss Bars and Grandma's "shortbread" from the side of the old Canadian Cornstarch box - more of a melting moment recipe than a true shortbread. I always add dark chocolate chips and orange peel to these. They didn't turn out so hot this year, I think I overbaked them (was trying to get them to brown a bit, but at 300 not sure that can happen). I also used Chipits special dark chips instead of my usual Ghirardelli 60%, because they were on sale and I do find the Ghirardelli chips a little big for a small cookie. That was a mistake flavour-wise and I will go back to Ghirardelli next time, maybe do tiny cookies with one chip in the middle.
I still want to do slice and bake eggnog cookies with red & green cherry holly decoration and a rolled cut-out cookie, maybe stained glass gingerbread. Also intrigued by the peanut butter Rudolph cookies, of course my kids would love them, but I'm not convinced by the instructions to put the pretzels, smarties etc on AFTER baking, seems like they would fall off.
http://www.lhj.com/recipe/cookies/pea...

[buttertart]

julesrules...the cornstarch box "shortbreads"?

[julesrules]

Here's a blogpost with a picture of the original recipe on the box:
http://debrajustice.blogspot.com/2009...

They're very simple, not necessarily a recipe I would 'recommend' per se but they make a small batch and my chocolate orange version feels very Christmassy :)

[buttertart]

The pic of the box got me sniffling remembering Mom and home. :)

[julesrules]

Awww.... :) One of these days I will have to try her buttertart recipe, it's around here somewhere right?

[buttertart]

That it is! :)

[bonniebee]

This year I'm making a bunch of different cookies to donate to our local homeless shelter and as well as some for myself. Heres what i've made so far/plan on making:

Snickerdoodles
Spritz
Gingerbread men
Sugar cookies
Pfeffernusse
Cucidati (italian filled cookies)
Chocolate cherry thumbprints
Chocolate crinkles
Dutch boterspeculaasjes (dutch spice cookies)

Non cookies:
Peanutbutter marshmallow squares
Peppermint bark
Peanut brittle
Butter tarts

[buttertart]

Yay! Butter tarts.

[TrishUntrapped]

Chocolate:
Chocolate Almond Lace Cookies
Chocolate Crunch Cookies
Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies
Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

Non-Chocolate
Raspberry Jam Splits (Got the recipe here on CHOW)
Mini Gingerbread Whoopie Pies with Lemon Cream
Word of Mouth Lemon Coconut Bars
Pizzelles

[roxlet]

Gorgeous! It seems you love chocolate, and I would love to find out more about the chocolate crunch cookie.

[TrishUntrapped]

Hi Roxlet,

These cookies are an example of where the sum is equal to more than the parts. The only ingredients are three kinds of chocolate and corn flakes. Also on the plus side, they are non-bake and one recipe makes a ton if you make them small. People always ask for the recipe and are shocked when they find out what's in them. They ship well too.

Chocolate Crunch Cookies

16 ounces milk chocolate (I tend to use Ghirardelli bars, some folks use Hershey, whatever you like)
4 ounces unsweetened chocolate (or bittersweet or special dark)
12 ounces semisweet chocolate (or chocolate chips)
10 cups cornflakes

1. In a large metal pot (don't use non-stick it effects the chocolate and can make it seize) break up the chocolate and melt them over very low heat stirring gently just until melted and glossy. Don't overheat. Can also melt in a double boiler.

2. Remove from heat and add the cornflakes, gently stirring until they are all coated (will take a few minutes), careful not to crush them.

3. Drop by spoonfuls (I make mine small) on waxed/parchment paper. Cool at room temperature to set for two to three hours. Yield 9 - 11 dozen depending on size. Store at room temperature. Don't refrigerate.

[roxlet]

What a riot! Those look great! How many boxes of corn flakes makes 10 cups, would you say?

[TrishUntrapped]

According to the cornflakes box one ounce equals one cup. So I would say 10 ounces equals 10 cups! Enjoy!

[BigSal]

After reading your post, I was reminded of Jaques Pepin's rocher recipe. He makes rochers with just chocolate and corn flakes (or Rice Krispies) and there is another variation with chocolate, corn flakes and hazelnuts. Sounded easy and delicious. http://www.kqed.org/w/morefastfoodmyw...

[TrishUntrapped]

That's right Big Sal, I recall seeing Mr. Pepin make these on TV. GMTA as they say!

[mirage]

I have friends over every Tuesday and I usually make cookies for them. This week my oven was broken but you posted this recipe. So I made them. The ladies loved them! And my husband thought they were (note the past-tense, and it is a big batch) "awesome". So funny! Anyway, thank you for a very timely recipe.

[TrishUntrapped]

Oh that's wonderful Mirage!!! Glad everyone enjoyed them. Like the hokey pokey, that's what it's all about.

[masha]

So far, I've made:

Sugar cut-outs
Spritz cookies
Chocolate cookies with white chocolate chips
Chocolate toffee bars
Oatmeal raisin/chocolate chip cookies
Danish butter cookies

I still have a couple batches to go. Not sure but am leaning towards making:

more chocolate cookies with white choc chips (super easy & DH keeps eating them before I can fill my gift tins)
jam thumbprints
Maida Haiter's Viennese Chocolate walnut bars

[buttertart]

The Viennese ones are wonderful, I love her.

[masha]

I made them last year and they were a lot of work for not much yield, but my husband really liked them. So I am saving them for last, with the idea that I'll mainly keep them for us, rather than giving them as gifts, which is where most of the cookies go.

[buttertart]

Good plan. A favorite of my husband's too.

[roxlet]

My first cookies are JanHagels from Carol Walter's book, Great Cookies. These ARE great, and my son said that they are his new favorite cookie, only problem is that the yield is not fabulous, so I am making another batch today. Good news is, that they last and don't go stale quickly. Basically, it's a very short almond scented dough pressed into a jelly roll pan, brushed with egg white, covered with sliced almonds and sprinkled with a mixture of cinnamon and sugar.

I think I will also make the lemon wedding cookies today.

[buttertart]

Those Jan Hagels sound good - think Nick has a recipe for them too, in "Tour".

[roxlet]

They are really good. Plus, according to the recipe, they store well -- up to 3 weeks!

[jester99]

So far I have made:

Peppermint Cornflake marshmellow chocolate chip cookies
7 layer cookies
Gingerbread
Linzer cookies
sugar cutouts
a pomgrante molasses thumbprint cookie( made it up, still tweeking)
regular choco chip cookies

I want to do these snikerdoodles with cardomon

[jarona]

Tonight I'll be making my biscotti. My daughter will be making Momofuko's (sp) Compost Cookies. I've already made Pum;kin Roulade cake truffles. Toward the week's end I'll be making my Buche de Noel. On wednesday night I will leave the egg whites out overnight so I can make my macaron on Thursday--I've already made the fillings: Pistachio, Raspberry cream; almond cream, and Mocha Nutella. That's it for this year.

[julesrules]

Thanks for the reminder about the Compost Cookie! I *just* finished dissecting pretzels to make antlers for my rudolph cookies, am left with a bag of pretzel bits and was thinking that I vaguely recalled a cookie recipe with crushed pretzels but could not put my finger on it :)

[monavano]

White chocolate, dried cherry and hazelnut cookies.
Rugelach dough is waiting for me to get off my keester and make them! I use BC's recipe and it could not be easier. There will be strawberry, walnut and choc, and apricot and walnut rugelach.

[nami54]

two variations on basic butter cookies: bittersweet buttons and jam slices drizzled with dark chocolate,
lemon-ginger biscotti
blondies with mini chocolate chips
pepparkakor
shortbread

I may have to do either some eggnog cookies or apricot pastries.

[rstuart]

Think that I'm pretty much done for year.. have distributed the bags to my friends and brought in the tins for work .
Made:
Whipped shortbread
Austrian Raspberry shortbread
7-layer cookies (aka Hello Dollies)
English Toffee Bars
Sugar and Spice Pecans
Oreo truffles (with peppermint oreos)
Peppermint Bars
Chocolate Toffee Pretzel Bark
Nutmeg Maple Butter cookies (mostly so I could use my Ikea winter animal cookie cutter set.. sadly the legs of the moose cookies never made it off the cookie sheet, so I had to eat those right away!)
Also made cranberry bliss bars for some work potlucks.
I meant to add a ginger cookie/bar this year, but didn't get around to it! Next year...

[melpy]

I made Rosemary walnut butter cookies, homemade thin mints, and oatmeal chocolate chip cranberry.

I think my sister is doing chocolate chip, oatmeal, snickerdoodles and gingersnaps. We are in charge of the Christmas eve cookie platter.
The tough part is not eating them all before Saturday.

[Chocolatechipkt]

This year I made triple peanut cookies (2x), ginger spice cookies (2x ... Epi recipe), reverse choc. chip cookies (2x), Bittman's macaroons dipped in dark choc. (2x), avalanche bars (2x), caramelitas (salty caramel oat bars, from Kelsey on the Cooking Channel), and almond buttercrunch (3x). Plus a batch of pb oatmeal dog biscuits for the dogs.

[buttertart]

Did you double or triple the recipes, or make batches?

[Chocolatechipkt]

I doubled the ginger cookies and the reverse choc. chip recipes. Everything else was in batches, I think.

[HillJ]

What is an avalanche bar?

[Chocolatechipkt]

It's a different take on a rice krispie treat. You mix melted white chocolate and peanut butter together, stir in rice krispies, and then add in mini choc. chips and mini marshmallows. Pour it all into a pan, press the mixture down, sprinkle a few more mini chips on top, and you're done. They're very yummy.

[HillJ]

Oh okay I get it now. Around here we call them reindeer bars (I don't know why that name).

[ipsedixit]

Does Char Siu Bao count?

That's what I'm leaving out for Santa.

A big plate of baked Char Siu Bao and a jug of wine brew.

[Chocolatechipkt]

Oh yum! Your Santa is lucky!