Monster Cookies

Okay, here it is! The final Christmas cookie recipe! This one is definitely my favorite. It combines so many of my favorite ingredients into a sweet and chewy cookie. You can't go wrong with peanut butter, oats, and chocolate. Mmmmm...so delicious!

Ingredients:
3 eggs
1 cup white sugar
1 tsp karo syrup
1/2 cup butter
4 1/2 cups oatmeal
1 cup brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 cups peanut butter
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup m&ms (red and green for Christmas!)

Preheat oven to 350 F.

Mix ingredients together. Put onto a baking sheet and bake 12-15 minutes.

Russian Tea Cakes

If you are not into eating balls of butter and sugar, this cookie is probably not for you. But if you are like me and love everything containing butter and sugar, russian tea cakes will be your new best friends. Just don't breath in too deeply before popping these into your mouth or you may choke on some extra powdered sugar. Trust me, it's not so funny when it happens to you.

Ingredients:
1 cup butter
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 1/4 cup flour
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup finely chopped nuts

Preheat oven to 400 F.

Mix butter, sugar, and vanilla. Add flour and salt and nuts. Chill dough. Roll dough into 1 inch balls. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet for 10-12 minutes until set but not brown. While warm, roll in powdered sugar. Cool. Roll in powdered sugar again. Makes 4 dozen.

Peanut Butter Cookies

Classic peanut butter cookies are good for any time of the year, but they round out an assortment of Christmas cookies quite well. These are sure to put a smile on the face of any peanut butter lover.

Ingredients:
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/4 cup flour
1/8 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda

Preheat oven to 375 F.

Cream peanut butter and shortening. Add sugars and cream. Add egg, vanilla, and dry ingredients. Chill dough. Roll into balls and place on a greased cookie sheet. Flatten with a fork dipped in sugar. Bake 8-10 minutes.