The worst Holiday Cookies

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I baked something like 25 different cookies last year, a dozen or so the years before that. The worst ones are always the ones with mascarpone in it. Last year, it was the Cannoli mascarpone cookies, that I had SO much hope for. A very close second would be Russian Tea Cakes/Mexican wedding cookies.

I love wedding cookies, and will happily pay the price of having powdered sugar get everywhere to enjoy one.

Same. I love those and my mom always makes them. My kids won't eat anything with nuts so I never make them myself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I baked something like 25 different cookies last year, a dozen or so the years before that. The worst ones are always the ones with mascarpone in it. Last year, it was the Cannoli mascarpone cookies, that I had SO much hope for. A very close second would be Russian Tea Cakes/Mexican wedding cookies.

I love wedding cookies, and will happily pay the price of having powdered sugar get everywhere to enjoy one.

When I was a tween, I took over the holiday cookie making and I loved making these. I had a recipe in my mother's old Women's Home Companion cookbook for "butter balls" which were the Mexican/Russian teacakes and I loved them and made them every year. Still love them, but don't make them as much.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:anything with anise in it. So, pretty much no Italian cookies.

Agree

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Peanut butter blossoms, the ones with the Hershey kiss smooshed on top.

The minute someone tells me they make these every year I know they are not a good baker.


What cookies do you dislike receiving?

What cookies do you make, OP?

Biscotti- cranberry pecan
Amaretti
macarons
Italian 7 layer
pecan sandies
jam thumbprints


made thin mints one year

Strangely enough, this list has most of my "dislikes" -- thin mints, pecan sandies, thumbprints are my least favorite holiday cookies. I also do not enjoy almond spritz, peanut brittle, shortbread, pizzelle, Italian snowballs, and those little Christmas mice ones.

I LOVE these cookies though: https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/ginger-spice-cookies-recipe
Add in a 1/2 cup of chopped dates!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Honestly, I would happily skip 99% of them in favor of a classic Oreo.

So many are about looks over taste, or tradition, but they don't really do anything for me. Kind of like really pretty fondant wedding cakes. Just not my thing.

But I will totally oooh and aaah over them politely, no matter how simple or involved the recipe!

I do homemade Oreos. So good, and you can make the filling mint if you want.

[Anonymous]

I'm not sure if they count as cookies but the "truffles" made with crushed Oreos and cream cheese.
I can't eat more than 1/4th of one, it's just too rich for me.

[Anonymous]

Another oldie but goodie you don't see anymore are the rum balls. You crush vanilla cookies, mix in melted chocolate and rum or brandy. Delicious, and fun with the rum in them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Another oldie but goodie you don't see anymore are the rum balls. You crush vanilla cookies, mix in melted chocolate and rum or brandy. Delicious, and fun with the rum in them.

These sound nice. Maybe don't belong in this thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Another oldie but goodie you don't see anymore are the rum balls. You crush vanilla cookies, mix in melted chocolate and rum or brandy. Delicious, and fun with the rum in them.

I remember eating these at a holiday party when I was a kid I had no idea what they were.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Those are fighting words, OP! Peanut butter blossoms is the TOP holiday cookie in our household. We already made, and ate, two batches 🤣

Funny we received one in a box of cookies and while a few people in the house have broken off a piece to try/eat no one had eaten the entire thing. Sweet yet flavorless.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Those are fighting words, OP! Peanut butter blossoms is the TOP holiday cookie in our household. We already made, and ate, two batches 🤣

Funny we received one in a box of cookies and while a few people in the house have broken off a piece to try/eat no one had eaten the entire thing. Sweet yet flavorless.

If they are flavorless, then they aren't made well or it's a bad recipe. Homemade with good peanut butter and a soft cookie (not a hard cracked cookie) are really good.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Peanut butter blossoms, the ones with the Hershey kiss smooshed on top.

The minute someone tells me they make these every year I know they are not a good baker.


What cookies do you dislike receiving?

What cookies do you make, OP?

Biscotti- cranberry pecan
Amaretti
macarons
Italian 7 layer
pecan sandies
jam thumbprints


made thin mints one year

Different strokes. I love the pb thumbprints, and do not care for half the cookies you list. No reason to yuck other people's yums. There are treats enough for everyone.

[Anonymous]

I don’t like cookies!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Peanut butter blossoms, the ones with the Hershey kiss smooshed on top.

The minute someone tells me they make these every year I know they are not a good baker.


What cookies do you dislike receiving?

What cookies do you make, OP?

Biscotti- cranberry pecan
Amaretti
macarons
Italian 7 layer
pecan sandies
jam thumbprints


made thin mints one year

Depressing list of dry cookies.

Hahaha this was my reaction, too. Team Peanut Butter Blossoms for life!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I baked something like 25 different cookies last year, a dozen or so the years before that. The worst ones are always the ones with mascarpone in it. Last year, it was the Cannoli mascarpone cookies, that I had SO much hope for. A very close second would be Russian Tea Cakes/Mexican wedding cookies.

I love wedding cookies, and will happily pay the price of having powdered sugar get everywhere to enjoy one.

When I was a tween, I took over the holiday cookie making and I loved making these. I had a recipe in my mother's old Women's Home Companion cookbook for "butter balls" which were the Mexican/Russian teacakes and I loved them and made them every year. Still love them, but don't make them as much.

Same. I make them every year.