Hershey’s helps with gift giving:
A video with suggestions of ways to package your cookie gifts
Printable gift tags and gift coupons
Crafts with Hershey Kisses
Land O’Lakes also has gift labels, holiday coloring sheets (to keep the kids busy while you’re waiting for the cookies to bake!), and plenty of cookie recipes.

Chocolate Crackles

Peanut Blossoms

Spritz

Tiny Holiday Tarts
The rest of the list of cookies that we made is in this post, plus Chocolate Bar Cookies. I ended up throwing out the Eggnog Cookies because they were too sweet. (Even my kids thought so.)

We made these over the weekend so we’re still waiting for them to dry completely. Once that is done, we’ll string ribbons through the holes and hang them or attach them to gifts.
Cinnamon Clay Ornaments
1 1/2 cups ground Cinnamon
1 cup Applesauce
1/3 cup white School glue (like Elmer’s)
Ribbon
Mix cinnamon, applesauce, and glue together in a […]

It’s time to begin making my list of Christmas cookie recipes. These are the ones that I’m planning on making this year:
Childhood Thumbprint Cookies
Chocolate Crackles
Eggnog Cookies
Peanut Blossoms
Soft Molasses Cookies
Holiday Spritz Cookies
Forgotten Cookies
2 egg whites
pinch of salt
2/3 c. sugar
1 t. vanilla
1 c. mini chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Beat egg whites until […]

Bon Appétit - Thanksgiving Dish by Dish
Food Network - Thanksgiving 2007
Butterball - Guide for First-Timers
Crisco - Fried Turkey and All the Fixings
Kraft Foods - Holiday How-To Center

Check out the interactive holiday cookie jar for an assortment of cookie and candy recipes.
Fruit Rugelach
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup butter, cut into pieces
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, cut into pieces
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups apricot preserves
1 cup chopped almonds, toasted
3 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Pulse first 4 ingredients in a food processor until […]

Sweet potato casserole recipe from the Chicago Sun-Times.
3 pounds canned sweet potatoes
3/4 cup orange juice
2 large eggs
2 tablespoons melted butter
2 tablespoons sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
Salt and pepper
Topping:
1/2 cup flour
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons golden brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup pecans
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 8-inch baking dish.
Mash sweet potatoes. Add orange […]

Irish Stew
1 1/2 lbs. beef, cut into 1″ pieces
1/4 cup butter
1 can tomato soup
1 can water
4 carrots, cut into 1/2″ pieces
4 large potatoes, cut into 1/2″ pieces
2 stalks celery, cut into chunks
4 onions, chopped
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped fine
1/4 […]

Chocolate Nut Bars
1 cup butter, at room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 cups flour
1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Beat butter on medium in a large mixing bowl for 30 seconds. Add sugar and 1/8 teaspoon salt; beat until combined. Beat in the […]

Cherry Bonbon Cookies
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup confectioners sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup flour
24 candied cherries
Confectioners sugar frosting
Cream together butter, sugar, and vanilla. Stir in walnuts and flour until well blended. Cover and chill for 30 minutes or until firm enough to handle.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Divide dough into 24 equal […]