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12 Easy Yet Impressive Recipes for Cookie Exchanges
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For some of us, it’s a yearly conundrum: I’m invited to a cookie exchange party but I don’t have the time, or the talent, to make something IMPRESSIVE! Or at least, I think I don't! We’re showing these off, and giving them away, so we want them to be beautiful (and delicious)…but it all just seems so complicated and time-consuming! Here are our top 15 recipes for cookies that are quick and easy to make, yet look like you slaved for hours in the kitchen.
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Holly Cookies
Corn flakes coated with green-tinted marshmallow make a festive and convincing bouquet of holiday... more >> about Holly Cookies -
Cathedral Windows
More of a candy than a cookie, slices of colored marshmallows create the "stained glass" in a chocolaty window surrounded by flaked... more >> about Cathedral Windows -
Ho-Ho Snowballs
Lovely white chocolate truffles rolled in coconut. more >> about Ho-Ho Snowballs -
Scotch Shortbread
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Cherry Thumbprints
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Peanut Blossoms
Peanut butter cookies topped with a Hershey's Kiss. Use the striped kisses and colored sugars for maximum wow factor! more >> about Peanut Blossoms -
Ricotta Cheese Cookies
This much-loved cookie recipe is quick, easy, delicious, and pretty. You can't go wrong with these... more >> about Ricotta Cheese Cookies -
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
These are gorgeous with the chocolate glaze, which is really quick and easy to put together. more >> about Ricotta Cheese Cookies -
Amish Ginger Cookies
Traditional cookies from Amish... more >> about Amish Ginger Cookies -
Eggnog Snickerdoodles
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Santa's Whiskers II
Refrigerator or "icebox" cookies with chopped cherries and pecans, rolled in flaked coconut. Festive and... more >> about Santa's Whiskers II -
Pistachio Christmas Ribbon Bars
A festive bar with a shortbread crust, red jam filling and a crumble topping scattered with chopped... more >> about Pistachio Christmas Ribbon Bars
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