Welcome to Christmas Cookie Week! I am kicking it off with my mom’s recipe for white chocolate cranberry shortbread cookies.

I received product from Millican Pecan Company for this recipe, however my thoughts and opinions are always my own.

All week a talented group of food bloggers will be sharing their favorite Christmas cookie recipes. All of today’s link can be found below. I think you will find you won’t need any other resource for your Christmas baking this year!

Plus, for my US friends, enter for a chance to win one of two prize packs!

These white chocolate cranberry shortbread cookies are melt-in-your-mouth delicious with just the right touch of sweetness and a hint of crunch from finally chopped pecan pieces.

Before our church closed, one of our main fund raisers was Christmas cookie trays. Mom and I, and many of the ladies from the church baked dozens and dozens of our holiday favourites and sold them on festive trays with 4 dozen cookies on each.

These white chocolate cranberry shortbread cookies always looked so good on the trays. It was so nice to see so many different varieties of cookies and squares. There were several years when we had to cap the orders at 100!

That meant 4800 cookies and squares had to be baked, sorted and packaged. But, between regularly scheduled tea breaks, we all got the job done!

Millican Pecan Company pecan pieces are just the right size. No extra chopping required. I used their pecans for these Caramel Pecan Muffins and they were a huge hit.

For this Northern girl, having pecans fresh from the farm makes all the difference!

A dusting of confectioners sugar gives them a festive touch! If you plan to freeze these cookies, freeze them without the confectioners sugar and add it after they have thawed completely.

Wednesday I will sharing a recipe for fruitcake cookies and on Friday the most delicious, chewy ginger spice cookies you ever did taste!

You may also want to check out my mom’s recipe for Cherry Chews. It is hands-down my favorite Christmas treat, and was always very popular on the church cookie trays!

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But first, you will find the recipe for todays cookie plus links to many more Christmas cookie recipes below.

Thank you to Ellen of Family Around the Table and Christie from A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures for hosting #ChristmasCookies Week! And a huge thank you to our sponsors Adams Extract and Millican Pecan for supporting the bloggers and events like Christmas Cookies Week.

Check out today’s cookie recipes:

Brown Sugar Christmas Cookies by Intelligent Domestications
Browned Butter Cookies with Browned Butter Frosting by Daily Dish Recipes
Chocolate Peppermint Biscotti by Sweet Beginnings
Chunky White Chocolate Cranberry Shortbread by Red Cottage Chronicles
Cinnamon Pecan Snowball Cookies by The Spiffy Cookie
Cream Cheese Red Velvet Thumbprint Cookies by Faith, Hope, Love, & Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice
Dark Chocolate Orange Crinkles by A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures
Eggnog Crackle Cookies by Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
French Toast Snickerdoodles by Love and Confections
Gluten Free Hungarian Rugelach by Frugal & Fit
Grinch Shortbread Cookies by Cheese Curd In Paradise
Hazelnut Oatmeal Cookies by Food Above Gold
Iced Chocolate Pumpkin Spice Cookies by Family Around the Table
Iced Molasses Cookies by Palatable Pastime
Kipplens AKA: Pecan Snow Balls by Hardly A Goddess
Lemon Sponge Tassies by Cindy’s Recipes and Writings
Little Oatmeal Cookies by Creative Southern Home
Pecan Sandies by Everyday Eileen
Peppermint Madeleines by Books n’ Cooks
Pumpkin Spice Latte Biscotti by Strawberry Blondie Kitchen
Raspberry Shortbread Cookies by Blogghetti
Salted Chocolate Pecan Cookies by Cookaholic Wife
Speculoos (Belgian Spice Cookies) by Karen’s Kitchen Stories

 

Prize 1 – Millican Pecan Tower of Treats Gift Tins

Originally founded as the West Texas Pecan Nursery in the late 1800’s, Millican Pecan is now in 5th generation ownership. Located in San Saba, TX, the family continues the tradition of pecan farming while also branching the business into the online world. The family also enjoys educating people about pecans. One winner will receive The Tower of Treats Gift Tins. The tower includes 3 decorative gift tins stacked on top of each other. The bottom tin includes our 2 lb. Chocolate Pecan Sampler, the middle tin is our Flavored Pecan Sampler and the top tin is an 8 oz. tin of Milk Chocolate Caramillicans (similar to Turtles). An $80 value.

 

Prize 2 – Adams Extract Prize Pack

Adams traces its beginnings back to Battle Creek, Michigan, when John A. Adams began making and selling his Green Plant Sarsaparilla extract, Adamur, in 1888. In 1905, he moved his family to Beeville, TX. At the time, most vanilla sold to pharmacies and was often labeled “Do not bake or freeze.” John A. Adams’ wife yearned for a flavoring that wouldn’t bake or freeze out. He announced that he could produce a better vanilla than the one his wife was currently using. Working with just $6.71 worth of materials on top of an old icebox, John A. Adams discovered the formula he wanted. To test this product, his wife whipped up a cake for the family to try. “John, this is the BEST flavoring I have ever used,” she announced. “Well, that’s old man Adams BEST,” he responded.

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Two (2) winners will be selected. The prize packages will be sent directly from the giveaway sponsors. Bloggers are not responsible for prize fulfillment. Winners have 24 hours to respond once notified by email, or they forfeit the prize and an alternate winner will be chosen. The #ChristmasCookies bloggers are not responsible for the fulfillment or delivery of the prize packages. Bloggers hosting this giveaway and their immediate family members living in the household cannot enter or win the giveaway. Entries will be verified. No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited by law. Must be 18 years of age or older to enter giveaway and contest is open only to US residents. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter or any other social channel mentioned in the #ChristmasCookies posts or entry. Thank you to our sponsors Millican Pecan Company, and Adams Extracts and Flavorings for providing prizes.

Until next time….