Easy Christmas Cookies

 Christmas means cookies. Everyone loves them and of course Santa needs a plateful on Christmas Eve. So kids, grab your aprons and your mixing spoons and head for the kitchen.

Easy Christmas Wreaths

What you need:

• 20 ounces white chocolate, broken into pieces
• 1 teaspoon green liquid food coloring
• 5 cups cornflake cereal, crushed
• 3 tablespoons cinnamon red-hot candies

What you do

Spread wax paper on your counter or table. Spray the paper with non-stick spray. Melt the chocolate in microwave or top of double boiler over simmering water; stir until smooth.  If you melt the chocolate in the microwave start at 1 minute, stir, and then do 15 – 30 seconds intervals stirring and checking in between. Stir in food coloring, and then stir in corn flakes until evenly coated.  

Working quickly, drop onto cookie sheets with a nice, big tablespoon, about 1 inch apart. Dip your finger into water and poke a whole in the middle of each cookie mound.  Shape the pile into a wreath shape. This makes the wreath shape.

 While still moist, place the red-hot candies on the wreaths to look like holly berries.

Place sheets in refrigerator until wreaths are firm.

Chocolatey Good Oatmeal Cookies

What You Need:

·        2 eggs

·        1 c. sugar

·         Dash of salt

·        1/2 c. chopped nuts

·        1/2 c. flour

·        1 c. quick oatmeal

What you do:

Mix the ingredients in the order they are in the recipe. Stir well. Drop by spoonfuls on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 8- 10 minutes.

Cinnamon Balls

What you need:

·        1 cup butter, softened

·        1/5 cup granulated sugar

·        2 teaspoons vanilla extract

·        1 teaspoon cinnamon

·        2 cups cake flour

·        2 cups corn flakes, finely crushed (measure first, then crush)

·        1 cup chopped nuts

·        powdered sugar

What you do:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Beat butter and sugar. Add vanilla extract and cinnamon. Mix in flour and corn flakes, blending thoroughly. Stir in nuts.

Roll into 1-inch balls and place on lightly greased cookie sheets. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until firm and golden.

Roll in confectioners' sugar while still hot.