25 cookies and candies for christmas

every christmas, I make cookies and candies, just like my mom always did when I was growing up. I have very fond memories of my mother and grandmother (along with my father's help) cooking treats each december. there are some favorites that I cook every year and some new ones that I add. below is the list of what I am going to cook this year. I will share the recipes with you as well in future blog posts.

1. chewy coconut pinwheels
2. ginger snaps
3. brown family sugar cookies
4. lime meltaways
5. maraschino cherry squares *
6. holiday biscotti
7. honey cardamom snowflakes *
8. candy cane cookies
   
9. coconut sables *
10. pecan tassies
11. chocolate hazelnut cookies *
12. chocolate fantasy fudge
13. peanut butter and nutella sandwich cookies *
14. chocolate pretzels
15. peppermint macaroons *
16. snowball cookies
17. boston cream candy *
18. apricot rugula
19. lebkuchen *
20. chocolate swirl peanut butter fudge
21. macadamia double decker brownies *
22. texas trash
23. peanut brittle
24. white chocolate party mix
25. divinity
26. chocolate hazelnut wedding cookies * -- for cookie exchange
    

* new recipe this year