When we lived in Montreal, I used to host an annual “Christmas movie and cookie night”, which usually consisted of watching 2 holiday movies, dressed in our PJs and eating some yummy homemade cookies. All sitting in the glow of the Christmas tree lights. I miss that annual tradition.
Cookies just taste better at Christmastime.
Gingerbread men are brighter and just seem spicier.
Sugar cookies make a comeback with festive shapes and colors.
Old family favourites are displayed on holiday trays.
Oh and the best part: Christmas cookies don’t have any calories. It’s true. I swear. Santa told me.
Awwww I miss that Xmas tradition too!! Pjs cookies and Xmas movies!! What can get better than that?! Maybe that’s what I need to get me in the Xmas spirit!! That’s it Val – I summon you to Montreal!!!! Lol
Do you have a recipe for these cookies/icing? They look amazing and I am trying to find a good recipe for cookies right now. Venturing from the Russian tea cake and chocolate chip holiday cookies… And, these look fun to decorate!
Hi Emily – thanks for stopping by!
I have to admit that I googled for cookie-related pics last year. That being said, here are some links to my favourite cookie recipes:
Sugar cookies (by Alton Brown): http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/sugar-cookies-recipe/index.html
As well as Alton’s recipe for Royal icing: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/royal-icing-recipe/index.html
Gingerbread guys and girls by Paula Deen: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/gingerbread-boys-and-girls-recipe/index.html
The holidays always put me in the mood to bake! 🙂 To decorate cookies, the sky is the limit! Grab yourself a decorating kit, split up your batch of royal icing and then mix each smaller batch with different colours and you’re good to go!
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I live in England. I used to babysit for an American family and the Mum would make these sugar cookies. I absolutely loved them. I have always wanted to make them and the Christmas movie and cookie night sounds a great tradition. I was surfing the net for a recipe. I found inspiration too. am going to start an annual Christmas movie and cookie night here. The question is what movie? Home Alone, White Christmas, the Bishop’s Wife, Twlight Zone ‘Night of the Meek’, the Holiday?
Thank you.
Hi Linda – thanks for stopping by! I used to get everyone to vote for their top 2 movies each year so at least . Here are a few that came up: Elf, Polar Express, Home Alone, The Ref, Love Actually, The Holiday, the Santa Clause, Miracle on 34th Street… There are so many to choose from! My sister and her family might be spending the holidays with us this year and if they do, I’ll be hosting one as well! 🙂
Are these a SOFT sugar cookie?
Yes – they come out soft for me, which is what I prefer for sugar cookies.
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