Updated with more than 20 mouth-watering photos! Pass the cookie platter, please! Frosted sugar cookies, twisty pinwheels, soft gingerbread...all the classics (and some new favorites!) are inside. Christmas Cookie Jar is chock-full of scrumptious recipes with all the flavors of the season...Chocolate Mint Stars, Raspberry Shortbread Thumbprints, Frosted Ginger Creams and Cranberry Crumb Bars. You’ll find old-fashioned favorites like Pecan Icebox Cookies, Grandma’s Butter Fingers and Pastel Cream Wafers...even Oh-So-Easy Cut-Outs and 1-2-3 Cookies that bake up in a jiffy. Of course we’ve included candies for gift-giving like Grandpa’s Famous Caramels and Sparkling Sugarplums, along with lots of clever ideas for sharing cookies. There’s even an all-chocolate chapter packed with goodies like Double Fudgy Cookie Bars and Buckeye Brownies. When Christmas Eve arrives, we’ll be setting out a plate of Rudolph’s Carrot Cookies for Santa…how about you? 224 Recipes. Enjoy this recipe from  Christmas Cookies Cookbook . Pumpkin Squares 4 eggs 1 c. oil 2 c. sugar 1-1/2 c. pumpkin 1/2 t. salt 1 t. baking powder 1 t. baking soda 2 t. cinnamon 2 c. all-purpose flour Mix all ingredients together; pour into a greased jelly-roll pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Cool and frost. Refrigerate for one hour before serving. Makes 3-1/2 to 4 dozen Dear Friend, Cookies...scrumptious, sweet treats that keep us coming back for more. One is never enough and in Christmas Cookies we have all the recipes you'll ever need! Try some of our favorites like Cocoa-Almond Cut-Outs and Double-Chocolate Brownies. We've even tucked in quick-to-fix recipes that start with a store-bought mix...Angel Coconut Cookies are so simple! And whether you use a springerle rolling pin or a cookie press, shaped cookies will win raves. Try to eat just one Chocolate-Cream Macaroon Tart! The holidays aren't complete without melt-in-your-mouth candies...Holly-Jolly Almond Brittle is delicious. We couldn't forget yummy mixes either. Cowboy Cookie Mix in a Jar and Merry Mocha Cappuccino Mix will disappear fast! And if the annual cookie swap is just around the corner, you'll find oodles of clever ideas for wrapping all your goodies to share. So, whip up a batch of cookies and fill your home with warm memories and tasty treats. Sweet Holiday Wishes! Vickie & Jo Ann Gooseberry Patch was founded nearly 35 years ago by Vickie Hutchins and Jo Ann Martin, two moms looking for a way to do what they loved and stay home with kids too. Gooseberry Patch is best known for their collection of family-friendly, community-style cookbooks. Each book is created with today's time-strapped, budget-conscious families in mind and filled with recipes shared by cooks all across the country... with some from friends in Canada and occasionally "across the pond". Along with treasured family recipes, each book includes the stories the go along with these tried & true dishes.