Great Christmas cookie recipes - perfect to leave out for Santa on Christmas Eve

Chocolate mint, sinful oatmeal and molasses sugar - nom, nom, nom

Preheat oven to 350°. Beat butter and both sugars until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla until well blended. Combine soda with flour, and mix into the butter mixture. Stir in the oatmeal, and then add the chips, raisins, and nuts. Batter will be thick. Drop onto parchment-lined baking sheet by heaping teaspoonfuls and bake 10 to 12 minutes. Makes 4 dozen.

MOLASSES SUGAR COOKIES

INGREDIENTS

Melt and cool:

⅜ cup shortening
⅜ cup margarine
Add:
1 cup sugar
¼ cup molasses
1 egg

Sift together and add:

2 teaspoons baking soda
2 cups flour
½ teaspoon cloves
½ teaspoon ginger
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon salt

METHOD

Preheat oven to 375°. Mix ingredients well by hand and chill for 30 minutes. Form into 1-inch balls, roll in granulated sugar, and place on baking sheet. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. The cookies will crinkle while baking. Makes 3 dozen.

AND FINALLY…

One particular Christmas season a long time ago, Santa was getting ready for is annual trip, but there were problems everywhere. Four of his elves got sick, and the trainee elves did not produce the toys as fast as the regular ones so Santa was beginning to feel the pressure of being behind schedule. Then Mrs. Claus told Santa that her mom was coming to visit. This stressed Santa even more.

Original Bad Santa with AxeWhen he went to harness the reindeer, he found that three of them were about to give birth and two had jumped the fence and were out, heaven knows where. More stress.

Then when he began to load the sleigh one of the boards cracked, and the toy bag fell to the ground and scattered the toys. So, frustrated, Santa went into the house for a cup of apple cider and a shot of rum.

When he went to the cupboard, he discovered that the elves had hidden the liquor, and there was nothing to drink. In his frustration, he accidentally dropped the cider pot, and it broke into hundreds of little pieces all over the kitchen floor. He went to get the broom and found that mice had eaten the straw end of the broom.

Just then the doorbell rang, and irritable Santa trudged to the door. He opened the door, and there was a little angel with a great Christmas tree.

The angel said, very cheerfully, "Merry Christmas, Santa. Isn't it a lovely day? I have a beautiful tree for you. Where would you like me to stick it?"

Thus began the tradition of the little angel on top of the Christmas tree.

Merry Christmas to you and yours.

Originally published in 2010.

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