Chocolate Holiday Cookies Recipes

EASY CHOCOLATELY HOLIDAY COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly grease miniature muffin tin. Press 1 tablespoon dough into each cup and top with miniature peanut butter cups or chocolate star kisses. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or golden brown.

DODO (CHOCOLATE HOLIDAY COOKIES)

Steps:

• Sift the dry ingredients together.
• Heat the milk until very warm but not boiling and melt the shortening in the milk.
• Let it cool and add in the dry ingredients.
• Add the nuts if desired.
• Roll in 1-inch balls and bake in a preheated 375° oven for about 12 minutes.
• Frost with the following recipe.
• Frosting.
• 1-cup confectioners' sugar.
• Milk.
• 1-teaspoon anise or vanilla extract (I made two icings and use anise and vanilla flavorings).
• Mix confectioners' sugar with enough milk to make the icing spreadable.
• Mix in anise or vanilla extract and frost the cookies.

CHOCOLATE CHIP CHRISTMAS COOKIES

Steps:

• Make cookies as directed on pouch; cool completely.
• In small microwavable bowl, microwave white baking chips uncovered on Medium (50%) 60 to 90 seconds, stirring every 30 seconds, until chips can be stirred smooth. Take half of the cookies, and carefully dip each cookie halfway into melted chips; wipe off excess. Place on cooking parchment paper-lined tray; sprinkle with desired candies.
• Repeat melting and dipping steps with semi-sweet or Special Dark™ chocolate chips and remaining cookies. Let stand until coating is firm, 1 to 2 hours.

HOLIDAY CHOCOLATE BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375*.
• In a large bowl, combine all ingredients except flour and cocoa.
• Beat at medium speed until light and fluffy (2-3 min.).
• Gradually add flour and cocoa until well mixed.
• (2-3 min).
• Shape rounded teaspoonfuls as desired.
• You can make them into 1 inch balls, 2-3 inch logs, balls flattened, balls with indentations etc.
• You can make them in a cookie press too.
• Place 1" apart on cookie sheets.
• Bake 7-9 minutes or until set.
• Cool.
• Decorate with melted chocolate chips, melted almond bark, nuts, colored sugars, candied fruit, candies, maraschino cherries, etc.

NUTELLA® HOLIDAY COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Mix brown sugar, chocolate-hazelnut spread, chocolate chips, egg, and baking soda together in a large bowl. Drop rounded teaspoons of mixture, at least 1 1/2-inches apart, onto the prepared baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are puffed and cracked, 8 to 10 minutes. Cool cookies on baking sheet until firm, about 5 minutes; transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.