41 gift cookie Recipes

butter, softened, shortening, sugar, water, milk, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, vanilla extract, almond extract, egg whites, powdered sugar frosting, chewy fruit rolls by the foot, white sparkling sugar or edible glitter, gingerbread men cookies (3 to 3 1/2 inches tall)

old age, i decided , is a gift., i am now , probably for the first time in my life, the person i have always wanted to be., i would never trade my amazing friends , my wonderful life, my loving family for less gray hair or a flatter belly. as i ve aged, i ve become more kind to myself, and less critical of myself. i ve become my own friend., i don tsp chide myself for eating that extra cookie, or for not making my bed, or for buying that silly cement gecko that i didn tsp need, but looks so avant garde on my patio. i am entitled to a treat, to be messy, to be extravagant., whose business is it if i choose to read or play on the computer until 4 am and sleep until noon, i will dance with myself to those wonderful tunes of the 50 s, 60 s, & 70 s, and if i, wish i will walk the beach in a swim suit that is stretched over a bulging body, and will dive into the waves with abandon if i choose to, despite the pitying glances from the jet set., will get old ., i know i am sometimes forgetful. but there again , some of life is just as well forgotten. and i eventually remember the important things.., over the years my heart has been broken ..., but broken hearts are what give us strength andunderstanding and compassion. a heart never broken is pristine and sterile and will never know the joy of being imperfect., i am so blessed to have lived long enough to have my hair turning gray, and to have my youthful laughs be forever etched into deep grooves on my face. so many have never laughed, and so may have died before their hair could turn silver., as you get older , it is easier to be positive. you care less about what other people think. i don tsp question myself anymore. i ve even earned the right to be wrong., answer your question , i like being old. it has set me free.. i like the person i have become., i am not going to live forever, but while i am still here, i will not waste time lamenting about what could have been, or worrying about what will be. and i shall eat dessert every single day. (if i feel like it), may our friendship never come apart especially when it s straight from the heart, may you always have a rainbow of smiles on your face and in your heart forever and ever

shortening, butter, flour, sugar, egg, milk, baking powder, salt, vanilla

use a 1-quart glass jar with a tight-fitting lid), white chocolate chips, crispy rice cereal, flour, baking soda, baking powder, brown sugar , packed, semi-sweet chocolate chips, rolled oats, white sugar

all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, ground cinnamon, walnuts, chopped, m & (chocolate ini baking bits, divided), raisins, light brown sugar (firmly packed), quick oats, uncooked

quick oats, flour, baking soda, salt, softened butter, light brown sugar, eggs, snickers candy bars, chopped

brown sugar, white sugar, semi-sweet chocolate chips, all-purpose flour, salt, baking soda

chocolate chips, flaked coconut or 1 1/3 cup., chopped pecans, graham cracker crumbs

granulated sugar, crushed potato chips, chopped pecans, all-purpose flour, baking powder, butter, softened, vanilla extract

sugar, brown sugar, flour, baking powder, baking soda, peanut butter cups, cut into 1/2-inch pieces, butter, soft, egg, vanilla

flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, instant oats, walnuts, finely chopped, mashed banana, butter, softened, eggs, vanilla extract

flour, baking soda, salt, brown sugar , packed, cocoa powder, walnuts, chopped, shortening (crisco ), milk, eggs, vanilla extract

all-purpose flour, vanilla powder (see note ) or 1 tsp vanilla extract (see note), baking soda, granulated sugar, dark brown sugar, butterfinger candy bars, broken into little pieces, milk chocolate chips (optional), butter, softened, butter flavor shortening, egg

brown sugar (mix ), flour (mix ), baking powder (mix ), cinnamon (mix ), baking soda (mix ), nutmeg (mix ), chocolate or 1 1/2 cups peanut butter chips, canned pumpkin, soft butter, eggs or 1 1/2 tbsp powdered, vanilla

flour, salt, baking powder, cherry jell-o, sugar, butter, softened, eggs, vanilla extract

sugar, flour, baking powder, toffee pieces, pecans, chopped, butter, softened, egg yolks, vanilla extract

flour, baking soda, dried orange peel, ground, dried lemon peel, ground, ground nutmeg, cinnamon, brown sugar , packed, sugar, honey, butter, softened, egg, milk

flour, instant plain oatmeal, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, brown sugar , packed, walnuts, chopped, butter, softened, egg, crushed pineapple, well-drained