Christmas cookies

Christmas cookies are traditionally sugar cookies (though other flavors may be used based on family traditions and individual preferences) cut into various shapes related to Christmas. In the United States, since the 1930s, children have left cookies and milk on a table for Santa Claus on Christmas Eve, though many people simply consume the cookies themselves. The cookies are often cut into such shapes as those of candy canes, reindeer, and holly leaves. Oreos are also popular.

See also

• Lebkuchen
• Pizzelle
• Sugar cookie
• Chocolate chip cookie
• Cookie
• Cookie cutter
• gingerbread
• Spritzgebäck
• Pfeffernüsse

External links

• Ginger Cookies Recipe
• Christmas cookie recipes
• Origin of Christmas Traditions by Sarah Lane
• Christmas Cookies lists some popular recipes.
• Snowflakes Recipe Traditional cookies in the shape of snowflakes.

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