A Virtually Yummy Blog Hop is Coming!

Carol @ Just Let Me Quilt

is hosting her annual

Virtual Cookie Exchange Blog Hop

and I am joining in the fun this year.

I do bake cookies every year,

in many, many batches,

all through the month of December.

I was just looking at my Christmas photos, though, 

and could not find a single photo of the any of the many 

I have baked over the years ...

and packaged up and give away,

or served at our tree decorating party, 

or set on a decorative plate for Santa,

or enjoyed for dessert on Christmas.

All those cookies and not single snapshot in my files?

This year I share bake and snap

and share a few with all of you.

Until then, here is a recipe that have adopted many times for Christmas

This versatile recipe was

Blogged Here

For Christmas I like to make the version with the white chocolate chips, dried cranberries and walnuts and then dip half of each cookie in green tinted vanilla glaze 

and put on a few red decos.  Or dip in milk chocolate and add red and green M&M's

Do you have a recipe or Christmas tradition to share?

If so ... 

 read all the info Here

and join in the fun!

In My Cookie Jar

Wheaties Cookies - 4 Ways

This is a favorite cookie of mine.  I love them with the coconut in them. There are those in my family who do not share my love of coconut ... or of the fruit and nuts that I like to add for flavor and texture to my cookies. So I have adapted many recipes to make them different ways.  So my cookie jar is usually filled with many delicious choices. 

Here is what is in my cookie jar for Easter:

Wheaties Cookies – 4 Ways 

 
½  c. shortening
½ c.  margarine
1 c. packed brown sugar
¾ c. white sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
2 c. flour
1 tbls. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
2 c. crushed Wheaties cereal
2 c. quick oatmeal

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Cream shortening and margarine and sugars.  Add eggs and vanilla and beat well.  Stir in flour, baking powder and soda.  Stir in crushed Wheaties and oatmeal.  

For plain cookies:  Bake 12-14 minutes until set but not brown.  Tops should look dry and a bit crinkled.  Do not overbake.  Remove from oven and set to cool on pans from ten minutes.  Remove from pans and finish cooling. Cookies should be chewy with a bit of crunch from the wheat cereal when cool.

For 4-Ways

Divide batter into fourths, if desired for add-ins:

#1: Leave one fourth plain and bake as above.

#2:  Add 1 cup of white chocolate chips and bake as above.

#3:  Add ½ cup white chocolate chips, ½ cup chopped walnuts, ½ cup dried cranberries.  Bake as above.

#4:  Add 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut and 1 tbsp soft margarine and blend well.  Bake as above.

Other add-in options:  semi-sweet or milk chocolate chips, chopped almonds, raisins, chopped dates

Enjoy!