25 christmas chip cookies Recipes

raisins, finely chopped (i use golden ), dark rum (i use myers), softened butter, sugar, dark brown sugar , packed, light cream, flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ground aniseed, semisweet chocolate , mini-chips

egg whites (room temp .), salt, sugar, vanilla, pecans or 1 cup walnuts, chopped, gluten-free chocolate chips

steamed or roasted chestnuts from a jar (about 6 oz; not water chestnuts), sugar, kosher salt, amber rum, unsweetened cocoa powder, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, semisweet chocolate chips, purchased refrigerated pie crusts (from two 14.1-oz packages), at room temperature, egg, beaten to blend, powdered sugar , for dusting, special equipment : a 3-inch round cookie cutter

unsalted butter, softened at room temperature, light brown sugar, egg, dark molasses (not blackstrap), pure vanilla extract, cake flour, baking soda, salt, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, more confectioners sugar, milk, egg white, raisins , as needed, white chocolate chips , as needed, various food coloring, various colors of sanding sugar, equipment : pastry bag fitted with small, round tip; cookie cutters in the shape of gingerbread men and women, dreidels, christmas tree ornaments, and snowflakes; wire, string or yarn for stringing