The four main food groups are candy, candy canes, candy corns and syrup. Buddy the Elf had it right…the holidays are filled with sweets! Almost every food blog has multiple cookie posts and delicious little treats. All the cookies look great and I wish I could bake all of them but where is the time?
This year my mom and I got together for a cookie marathon. Though I have been seeing all these amazing recipes we stuck to some of the traditional cookies we make every year: gingerbread cookies, peanut butter kiss cookies, and Russian tea cookies. My mom also made some wine biscuits.
Gingerbread Cookies
Gingerbread cookies are are always fun to make. I love all the spices. This year we tried two different types to hopefully find our favorite recipe for next year 
I had to leave before getting to decorate the cookies (I know, the best part!!) but my niece and mom took care of that 
All the little gingerbread men make me smile.
Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies
Peanut butter kiss cookies are one of my favorite cookies and they are so easy to make! They don’t necessarily need to be a holiday cookie because they are good at all times but we always make them around Christmas.
This year we got the perfect ratio of chocolate to peanut butter cookie
Russian Tea Cookies
These cookies melt in your mouth…ultimate favorite holiday cookie!
They are best enjoyed with some eggnog.
Wine Biscuits
My mom wanted to make wine biscuits…a great snack with cheese and wine
Elf doesn’t just teach us about the four main food groups but about enjoying every minute of the holidays. Elf is a movie I could watch again and again. It is not only hilarious but such a lighthearted movie that warms the heart.
I hope everyone is enjoying the little things in life like Buddy the Elf does.
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These are great looking cookies!
Thank you!
Russian Tea Cakes are a standard at my house for holiday cookies – fond memories!
ha ha yep! So good!
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Looks very nice in picture
Guess it was very tasty too 
So tasty!! Still eating so many leftover sweets
Enjoy
Thank you!
It’s always fun to try new recipes, but the traditional ones always are my favorites. Such good stuff – perfect for the holidays. Speaking of which, Merry Christmas!
Hey thanks, John! Sometimes it is hard to sway from the tradition. Have a lovely Christmas and happy new year!
Everything looks delicious Lilly! I am with your mom, love the wine biscuits
he he they are nice little snack from all the sweets!
OMG..what a melange of gorgeous and delicious cookies! Love the Elf clip and love your elf cookies! You don’t see many making elf cookies – it’s usually Santa or GB Men. Glad you recognized them. The Keebler dudes would be thrilled lol Happy Holidays to you and yours!!
ha ha thank you Lisa! Happy Holidays!!
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!!
Thanks, you too!
Beautiful cookies! And Elf is one of my faves. My sister and I repeat parts of it verbatim for fun. Glad to see we aren’t the only ones who believe in its lessons!
Definitely not! Such a great Christmas movie
Thank you for taking the time to comment!
Mmmm cookies.
Love Elf, too. The musical version played here, but I couldn’t see Elf played by anyone but Will F. You have good taste in cookies and Elf’s funniest moments
ha ha thank you LIz!! Will Ferrell does make the movie!
Have a happy holiday!!