Cake Poll: Favorite Christmas Cookies and a Huge Wilton Cookie Exchange Giveaway!
Friday, December 4, 2009 
So, check it. Several weeks ago I received an email from Wilton asking if I'd like to check out their new book, Wilton Cookie Exchange--a collection of ideas and recipes for creative Christmas cookies, with plenty of cookie-exchange party ideas. Um, of course I would like to check it out. And to my surprise and delight, about a week later, I received a package--with not only the book, but a veritable truckload of sweet cookie swap schwag--from cookie cutters to decorating gel and sprinkles, to parchment paper and decorative boxes, and even invites--so that I could host my own cookie exchange party. Yes! And so I did. Here are just a few of the cookies people brought:
Pretty much, it was the awesomest holiday party ever, with dozens and dozens of beautiful cookies and great company.
And you know what? You too can experience this cookie nirvana. Wilton has very generously offered to donate the works--the cookie exchange book and comprehensive party package, including what by my estimation tops over $100 worth of cookie decorating and party products--to one lucky CakeSpy reader.
How do you enter yourself to win? It's totally easy. All you have to do is leave a comment saying what your favorite Christmas cookie is (while not necessary, please do feel free to link to a recipe!) in the comments section below. But enter soon: the Cake Poll will close at 12PM PST on Tuesday, December 8, and one winner will be chosen at random. US entrants only this time, please. Good luck!
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UPDATE: The Winner! The winner, chosen at random, is Mandy from Wisconsin! The prize has been received and she reports that she will be hosting a cookie party this weekend! (By the way, her favorite cookie? "Mexican Wedding Cakes/Swedish Teacakes, or whatever you like to call them. Ground pecans, and double-dipped in powdered sugar! Very strong memories of home and baking cookies with my mother.")
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Reader Comments (536)
I just made some pumpkin chocolate chip cookies for the first time. Delicious! The recipe is like this one -- http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/george-duran/pumpkin-chocolate-chip-cookies-recipe/index.html -- except with double the spices and another half-cup of pumpkin puree. So yummy.
Molasses cookies with ginger. LOVE them so much.
Loved your booth at UCU, today, too. My new cupcake ornament looks just darling on the tree.
How awesome! My fingers and toes are crossed I win :) My favorite Christmas cookie is a orange gum drop cookie. They are made from chopped up orange gum drops and topped with an orange glaze. I'm not sure why we only had them at Christmas but that is what makes them special to me I guess. I don't have a recipe on my page yet but plan to soon :)
Every Christmas I make up a huge batch of basic sugar cookie dough and throw in some crushed pink peppercorns. They are so crazy good. I'll be posting a recipe for them sometime in the next couple of weeks!
To me, it's not XMAS without peppermint candy cane cookies ... I always use the recipe from the old powder blue Martha Stewart cookbook. :)
Basic sugar cookies in fun Christmas shapes, decorated with icing and candy, of course!
My favorite Christmas cookies aren't necessarily Christmas cookies but my mom only made them @ Christmas time... they are wafer cookies from the Betty Crocker cookbook w/ green frosting in the middle. SO Delish!
i love anything with sprinkles :)
I love cookies and I make them for every possible occasion! I love coconut macaroons dipped in dark chocolate, shortbread cookies with buttercream icing, and date nut balls made with rice krispies rolled in powdered sugar. I guess you could say I am a cookie-aholic!
I love gingerbread men- they are the very essence of christmas!
I love sugar cookies and the best part is decorating them!
I love chocolate crinkles. Not only do they taste great but they are easy to make so my daughter can help me.
I love the peanut butter blossoms...and choc. dipped pretzels...and cracker candy :) Yum! Oooo and my pastor's wife's white choc. dipped ginger cookies
you just can't beat frosted sugar cookies with sprinkles at Christmas time! My favorite :)
My Grandmother's Lebkuchen for the family, and for the general public, these are ALWAYS winners, especially if made with peppermint extract instead of vanilla:
http://theppk.com/recipes/dbrecipes/index.php?RecipeID=111
Favorite cookie: good old fashioned sugar cookies decorated with holiday flare =)
Candy cane cookies. Tradition!
http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes.aspx/candy-cane-cookies/93832e29-3b4f-4977-ae5a-9820053b254c
Pecan Tassies -- like mini pecan pies are a favorite taste from my childhood at Christmas!
My ancestors came from Norway over 150 years ago. One of the traditions we still try to keep is making at least seven different varieties of Christmas cookies. We have traditional American cookies such as decorated sugar cookies, peanut butter cookies with chocolate stars and peanut butter bars. I love the Norwegian cookies rosettes, fattingmannbakkels, krumkakes, and sandbakkels. My favorite is sandbakkels
My grandmother made cookies she called Ladyfingers, but they weren't the classic Italian kind: they were shortbread with chopped pecans, rolled into "finger" shapes, covered with powdered sugar. Mmmm.
Christmas wreath cornflake cookies!
The holidays aren't complete without Gingerbread Cookies.
Springerle, hands down. I tried making it once to moderate success but it was quite a pain. Sadly there is nowhere I know of to buy it :(
My favorite holiday cookie is a Kolache cookie recipe from one of those small holiday cookie booklets found at grocery store checkouts from years ago. It's almost like a turnover--the flaky cookie dough is wrapped like a small baby bundle around some sort of fruit filling (cherry and apricot are my fav) and then drizzled with a glaze. SOOOOOOOO GOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!!
I absolutely love making these coconut macaroons for the Holidays and any special occasion...it was the first impression my soon-to-be mother-in-law had of me! :D When they say a way to a man is through his stomach...they stop to soon: The best way to a man and his family is showing off baking skills...with much of mine learned through Cakespy! Thanks!
http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/coconut-macaroons-by-martha?backto=true