I bake cookies often throughout the year, but at Christmas time, I’m baking like a boss all season long. I bake for family and friends, I bake for cookie swaps and teacher   appreciation days at my daughters’ schools and I bake cookies to give to my neighbors.

 It really is a simple and easy way to spread kindness and cheer at this special time of year. All you need is a Betty Crocker Cookie Mix, about an hour and a few Ziploc containers to put your cookies in.  I chose peanut butter because I knew it was a favorite ; but Betty Crocker has plenty of options like Sugar Cookies, Chocolate Chip and Double Chocolate chip just to name a few.  Both the mixes and the Ziploc containers are on sale right now at Publix, so be sure to visit readysetsave.com to download your digital coupons. Be sure to check out all the fun holiday recipes there too! 

Here’s my quick and easy recipe for Peanut Butter Toffee Cookies. 

Ingredients:

• 1) 17.5 ounce Betty Crocker Peanut Butter Cookie Mix
• 1) 8 ounce bag English toffee bits (found in baking aisle of most grocery stores)
• 3) Tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2) Tablespoons water
• 1) Large egg

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees and line cookie sheets with parchment paper. In large bowl mix oil, water and egg in Peanut Butter cookie batter until no longer grainy.
• Gently fold in toffee bits.
• Shape dough into 36 small balls or make drop cookies like I did by gently sliding off tablespoon size dough balls on to parchment paper.
• Bake cookies for 8-10 minutes for regular size cookies or 9-11 minutes for large cookies.
• Allow to cool.

If you are giving cookies as gifts like I am, while the cookies cool, it’s time to get your cookie container ready. I prefer using Ziploc containers because they are sturdy and reusable, which truly comes in handy this time of year! Sometimes,  I even receive my container back with a goody inside as thanks. 

I’ve found that a dozen cookies fit perfectly in the 1.25 quart size Ziploc containers. Sometimes you can get lucky and find the holiday containers, but if not, you can decorate your container as festively as you want. 

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• 1) 17.5 ounce peanut butter cookie mix
• 1) 8 ounce bag English toffee bits (found in baking aisle of most grocery stores)
• 3) Tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2) Tablespoons water
• 1) Large egg

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees and line cookie sheets with parchment paper. In large bowl mix oil, water and egg in peanut butter cookie batter until no longer grainy.
• Gently fold in toffee bits.
• Shape dough into 36 small balls or make drop cookies like I did by gently sliding off tablespoon-size dough balls onto parchment paper.
• Bake cookies for 8-10 minutes for regular size cookies, or 9-11 minutes for large cookies.
• Allow to cool.

Fresh from the oven Walnut Topped Sugar Cookies I’ve been a fan of Nestle Toll House cookie dough’s for ages, so I was thrilled to see these  rolled and ready sugar cookie dough sheets on my last trip to the grocery store.

• 1. Package (16 oz.) Nestlé Toll House Rolled & Ready Sugar Cookie Dough Sheets (found in the refrigerated section of grocery stores)
• 1/3 Cup coarsely chopped Walnuts
• 2 Tablespoons all- purpose flour (to flour cutting board)
• 1 Tablespoon cooking oil (to grease cookie sheet) or line with parchment paper

  

Happy belated National Cookie Day! I hope you enjoyed baking and eating a variety of cookies yesterday, just like I did. Since we are in the beginning of the holiday baking season, I thought I’d try my hand at making some gluten-free cookies for my family and friends who need this option. While these cookies are semi-homemade; I was delighted with the way they turned out and so was my family. They couldn’t wait to try them when they got home since the heavenly scent of fresh baked treats greeted them at the door. 

I’ve been making this no-egg drop cookie recipe for almost twenty years, so it's become a family favorite. I like to use dark chocolate chips this time of year to make the cookies extra special for my Valentine’s Day Sweethearts. I’m sharing the recipe with you today so you can bake up a batch without ever touching precious egg supplies.

Dark Chocolate Chip Cookies To Delight Your Sweethearts!

We’ve made it through September! A month I usually love and view as the kickoff to all things Autumn, but Mother Nature had other plans. The Metro Nashville area broke records, but not in a good way. After August’s searing heatwave, we then had the second-hottest September on record and the first-ever September with no rain. Thankfully, it’s cooled down a bit, and I can actually turn on the oven without guilt. Just in time for this special day. 

It’s National Homemade Cookies Day!

 I’m excited to share this sweet tidbit of news in today’s Friday Faves post. When I first received the email invitation to try Levain Bakery’s handcrafted cookies, I literally did a happy dance and immediately replied to that day-brightening email.

NYC Levain Bakery Handcrafted Cookies are coming to Nashville

 Are there NFL football fans in your family? My husband and I are fans of the game and always root on the home team, which for us is the Tennessee Titans. Our Titans did so well this year, that it was a sad moment when we lost last Sunday’s game. At least we have the Superbowl on February 7^th to look forward to. We’ll be tuning in to and partaking in all the game day fun even if our team isn’t playing. To us, and most fans, it’s just not game day if you don’t have food and snacks! Thanks to today’s sponsor, Sugar Plum Chocolates, I’ll be serving up gourmet nuts and cookies which make perfect game day snacks.

Snack Tins for the Win!

Are you living GF? Or, do you have a loved one or friend who follows a gluten-free diet? If so, you may already know that May is National Celiac Awareness Month. I was recently asked if I’d like to help raise awareness and show support for those living with celiac disease and gluten intolerance by sharing a brand that offers certified gluten-free products.

Gluten Free Cookies that are Mightylicious!

 Are you excited to celebrate the upcoming Labor Day holiday? My family and I sure are! It’s a time of rest, relaxation, and great food! Today, I want to share three tasty foods I’ve recently tried and liked so much, that I thought you might want to add to your Labor Day gathering too.

Tasty Foods for your Labor Day Gathering!

Dark Chocolate Chip Cookies 

Baking season is in full swing at our house and as December elbowed out November, I pulled out this tried and true drop cookie recipe. I clipped this from the local Williamson County Parent magazine in 2005.
You are going to love these simple, yummy cookies! Our plate didn't look like that for long.
The very best part is this is a no egg recipe so your kiddies~ and you can eat the dough!
Stir up a batch of fun and happy memories today with your family. Enjoy!

The Basic Chocolate Chip Drop Cookie

Ingredients:

Directions:

I've also baked up a few dozen Old Fashioned Oatmeal Raisin Cookies which turned out really well I think in large part because I used dark brown sugar.

What is your favorite cookie recipe? Please share!