Santa Claus gets his own presents on Christmas. They are sweet, soft, crunchy, and very decorated. Some of them are recognizable while others are not, but he eats them anyway because they are delicious. He only gets these sugary treats once a year, but it lasts him a while because every house he visits has them. So what are these delicious treats?If you didn’t get a hint from the cover photo above or from the title, Santa’s treats are cookies.
If you are at a loss of what types of cookies to bake, I can help with that. Here are five different cookies with links to recipes that I think you all will enjoy.
Peanut Butter Sugar Blossoms
These little guys are my absolute favorite, and I look forward to them every year.One tip: do not let the cookies cool off.Put the kisses on immediately because then they will stick to the dough and begin to melt.
Market oven-baked cookies with the cute printed designs on them
These are simple sugar cookies.My favorite part is the pictures; I get to look at Santa, his reindeer, candy canes, snowmen, or snowflakes before I eat them.Yes, sadistic I know, but what little kid doesn’t lose control when sugar is around them?
This recipe can be found on the cookie boxes you buy in markets. Usually, the Pillsbury boxes. You can buy them at Pavilions, Trader Joe's, and some other supermarkets as well.
Amish Ginger Cookies
These are my second favorite cookies during the holidays.I usually don’t put the sugar on them after they cool off, but that is up to the baker.Fair warning: these cookies do not smell very good while you are putting all of the ingredients.Do not let that scare you away from eating them, they are delicious.
Gingerbread Men Cookies
Who doesn’t like making gingerbread cookies?Especially when they are actually gingerbread men.I always love decorating these ones.
Sugar cookies cut in trees, ornaments, reindeer, Santa Claus hats
I loved baking these with my mom when I was little.I remember getting the cookie cutters out of the tin box we kept them in and then struggling to place the cookies on the sheet without tearing them.Decorating them with icing is always a messy affair, but it is fun none the less.Green, yellow, red, blue, white.Pick any color, grab a spreading knife, pick a cookie, and decorate away.
I hope that you all have an incredibly Christmas season. Remember, Santa Claus deserves presents too!
