37 Cookie Recipes For Your Next Church Potluck
37 Cookie Recipes For Your Next Church Potluck
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37 Cookie Recipes For Your Next Church Potluck
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cookie recipe. These soft cookies are easy to make. Best of all, our kids love them! —Janis Plageman, Lynden, Washington 3/36 Grandma Brubaker’s Orange Cookies 24 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved MARK DERSE FOR TASTE OF HOME Total Time 30 min Servings about 6 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: At least two generations of my family have enjoyed the recipe for these light, delicate orange-flavored cookies. —Sheri DeBolt, Huntington, Indiana 4/36 Mini Chocolate Chip Sandwich Cookies 1 Review Test Kitchen Approved Taste of Home Total Time 1 hour 10 min Servings about 5 dozen Go to Recipe From
Macaroons are a timeless treat and a family favorite
the Recipe Creator: I love baking cookies to give as gifts to my family and friends. I created this recipe for my annual holiday cookie platter and it received rave reviews from both children and adults. If the buttercream doesn’t come together after all of the butter has been incorporated, add some shortening one tablespoon at a time until the mixture starts to transform. —Julie Thomas, Saukville, Wisconsin 5/36 Stained Glass Cherry Macaroons Test Kitchen Approved Total Time 1 hour Servings about 7 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: Macaroons are a timeless treat and a family favorite
in our house
in our house. These merry morsels are always the first to disappear from the cookie tray. —Jamie Jones, Madison, Georgia 6/36 Apricot-Pecan Thumbprint Cookies Test Kitchen Approved Apricot-Pecan Thumbprint Cookies Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 55 min Servings about 7 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: I enjoy experimenting with cake mixes to make new cookie recipes. I love apricot, but feel free to fill the thumbprint in the center of these goodies with any fruit preserve you like. —Nancy Johnson, Laverne, Oklahoma 7/36 Mango Fudge Refrigerator Ribbon Cookies 2 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Mango
Fudge Refrigerator Ribbon Cookies Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 45 min Servings 4 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: I’ve always thought that a ribbon cookie is especially nice. Although it’s a single cookie, it really seems like two or three different cookies because of its lovely layers of flavor. These refrigerated ribbon cookies have a rich chocolate layer balanced by a bright orange-mango layer—a very special combination. —Jeanne Holt, Mendota Heights, Minnesota 8/36 Carrot Cake Cookies 1 Review Test Kitchen Approved Frosted Carrot Cake Cookies Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 40
The flaky cookies
min Servings about 4-1/2 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: I took my favorite carrot cake recipe and slightly tweaked it to make cookies. Just like the cake, the yummy bites are filled with shredded carrot, pineapple and raisins—and topped with a homemade cream cheese frosting. —Lawrence Earl, Sumner, Michigan 9/36 Cranberry Port Cookies Test Kitchen Approved Cranberry Port Cookies Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 55 min Servings about 3-1/2 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: This is my version of a recipe I tasted years ago—my family loves it. The flaky cookies
I proudly claim a Down Under heritage!
are filled with a scrumptious combination of dried cranberries, cinnamon, lemon and a hint of port wine. —Leslie Forte, Oakhill, Virginia 10/36 Shortbread 10 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Shortbread Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 25 min Servings 5 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: I live in Missouri, but many of our family recipes come from New Zealand, where I lived as a youngster. I proudly claim a Down Under heritage! These special-occasion cookies bring back warm and sweet memories of my childhood, and I’m going to make sure they’re passed on to the next
generation in my family—no matter where they live
generation in my family—no matter where they live. —A. Swenson, Camdenton, Missouri 11/36 Miniature Peanut Butter Treats 26 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Miniature Peanut Butter Treats Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 30 min Servings 3-1/2 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: This recipe is one of my family’s favorites, and I make the treats a lot, especially at Christmas. I have three children and eight grandchildren, and every one of them loves those “peanut butter thingies,” as the grandchildren call them! —Jodie McCoy, Tulsa, Oklahoma 12/36 Angel Sugar Crisps 27 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Angel
You’ll enjoy this sugar cookie’s secret ingredient—brown sugar!
Sugar Crisps Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 35 min Servings 4 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: Whenever I’ve taken this sugar crisp recipe to church coffees, I’ve had women come into the kitchen and request the recipe. You’ll enjoy this sugar cookie’s secret ingredient—brown sugar! —Annabel Cox, Olivet, South Dakota 13/36 Crisp Sugar Cookies 22 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Crisp Sugar Cookies Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 25 min Servings 8 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: My grandmother always had sugar cookies in her pantry, and we grandchildren
would empty that big jar quickly because they were the best!
would empty that big jar quickly because they were the best! I now regularly bake these wonderful cookies to share with friends. —Evelyn Poteet, Hancock, Maryland 14/36 Sandbakkels 3 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Sandbakkelse (Sand Tarts) Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 25 min Servings 5 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: Translated from Norwegian, the name of these cookies is “‘sand tarts.” They’re most attractive if baked in authentic sandbakkelse molds, which can be purchased online or in a Scandinavian import shop. Most any decorative cookie mold will do, though, and the interesting shapes will
make these tarts the focus of your cookie tray
make these tarts the focus of your cookie tray. —Karen Hoylo, Duluth, Minnesota 15/36 Carrot Cake Shortbread 1 Review Test Kitchen Approved DAN ROBERTS FOR TASTE OF HOME Total Time 50 min Servings 4 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: I really love carrot cake and wanted to make a cookie that had the same flavors. These comforting cookies are just the ticket! Cinnamon, maple and vanilla make them perfect for the holidays. —Elisabeth Larsen, Pleasant Grove, Utah 16/36 Italian Butter Cookies 6 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Italian Butter Cookies Recipe photo by Kristina Vanni for Taste of
They melt right in your mouth
Home Total Time 35 min Servings about 3-1/2 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: These wonderfully moist morsels are too tempting to resist. They melt right in your mouth. Rather than sprinkling the chocolate tips with nuts, you can roll them in red and green jimmies or leave them plain. —Charolette Westfall, Houston, Texas 17/36 Oatmeal Molasses Crisps 13 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Taste of Home Total Time 55 min Servings about 15 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: When I found this recipe in an Amish cookbook, I had to try it. It’s traditional in
regions with Amish populations—Pennsylvania, Ohio and the Upper Midwest
regions with Amish populations—Pennsylvania, Ohio and the Upper Midwest. Now it’s a staple for our family and the folks at our church fellowship, too. —Jori Schellenberger, Everett, Washington 18/36 Chocolate Mint Creams 2 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Chocolate Mint Creams Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 30 min Servings about 6 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: This recipe came from an old family friend and is always high on everyone’s cookie request list. I make at least six batches for Noel nibbling and give some away as gifts. —Beverly Fehner, Gladstone, Missouri 19/36 Pecan Goody
Cups 53 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Pecan Goody Cups Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 55 min Servings 4 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: These miniature tarts feature whole pecans, a caramel-like filling, and a butter and cream cheese crust that melts right in your mouth. —Janice Hose, Hagerstown, Maryland 20/36 Almond Cookies 16 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Almond Cookies Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 20 min Servings 3 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: Beverly Preston of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin started making Almond Cookies after enjoying similar ones
at her favorite Chinese restaurant
at her favorite Chinese restaurant. “These crisp cookies have a wonderful almond flavor,” she says. 21/36 Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies 9 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Soft Tried ‘n’ True Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe photo by Eric Kleinberg for Taste of Home Total Time 30 min Servings about 5 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: When I want to offer friend and family soft and chewy peanut butter cookies, this is the recipe I turn to. Use either creamy or crunchy peanut butter with delicious results. These are the best, and my family can’t get enough. —Emma Lee Granger,
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