Man, I'm sorry for not been any help. I don't really know any "quick" cookie recipes.

Okay, so I'm pretty much caught up. BUT is anyone else having trouble not eating their goodies?! I mean seriously, I just finshed these snickerdoodles (one of my all time favorites) and they are killing me they are so perfectly delicious!

Well, I have came down with the flu on Tuesday also, But I have been drinking lots of Vitamin C, and trying lots of home remedies, so I am starting to feel a little better, I also wanted to Thank, Vagostino for starting this thread Because I was not sure what I was going to do, this year. I am praying for all of us, that have been sick, so we can get well, to get back to our routine, and get back on track, I hope I am all better by Sunday because that's When I start, I got all my supplies this monday so I am good to go.

I was wondering if anyone can point me in the direction, where I can find some fudge recipies, do you guys use ones that are in the recipe section, I know Cindycraig. posted a 45 second one, but I do not have any ready to spread Frosting, and I am not going back to the store, I have to stick to my budget.
TIA.

Uniqueask, try allrecipes.com for fudge recipes...they have tons.

I am just curious. How many baskets are each of you making? Also, do you change the quantity of the items going into them, depending on how many people are in that family? My husband has 8 (yes siblings and I have 4, and my parents. My husband and I are young but some of his siblings have kids that are grown, and have families of their own. I figure I'll have to do 20 different baskets/platters or whatever, just getting the stuff to make them is going to cost a fortune. Last year i just did sugar cookies, packaged them and put them into bags like you would put presents in. This year I want to add more to the bags, so im curious how many each of you are doing, and how do you decide who gets one and who does not? Many of his siblings we dont see very often, but we will at Christmas... what to do??

I am doing about 30 baskets, Mostly for teachers, and neighbours. I did spent quite a bit of money, for my supplies, I was thinking about 4 to 6 of each thing, (cookies, candies) etc in a package, I already have a list but I am sure I will be adding more things, to make a decent size gift package.
I also bought my stuff in bulk, or should I say Bigger packages, like at Bj's etc. so you get more for your money. so I think it depends on how many you can afford to put in the basket.

How much in advance can you make the cake balls. I was going to give my kids teacher baskets on wed or thursday next week so when do you guys think would be a good time to do them. I'm anxious to try them out. I want to make them as soon as I can. Can they be frozen till day before to give out or will they get soggy?

i'm doing 5 boxes for my fiance's aunts/uncles and his mother, 1 for my aunt (one time i'm glad the rest of my fam is 1100 miles away. lol), and 1 for my next door neighbor. that is, if i can keep everyone out of my cookies. hehe. @uniqueask~~ if you have the jet puffed marshmallow fluff, there is a recipe on the back for fantasy fudge. that is the one i use, and just modify it to fit whatever flavor i am doing. i also cook it for 5-7 minutes instead of the suggested 4. it makes it set up a lot firmer so i can cut it better. i am soooo sorry for you guys that are down with the flu. i've been having to schedule cookies around dr appts and that is hard to do. hope everyone gets better!

Finally got started! At least I CAN say that 95% of my Christmas presents are already wrapped!

Anyway, last night made double batches of gingerbread and sugar cookie doughs. Baked all of that off today and have made another double batch of sugar cookie dough and a double batch of cream cheese cookie dough. I have to start on dinner soon, so I can't use the oven right now, so I'll either make more dough or start on some of the candy.

The house is smelling yummy right now!

Over the last 3 days I have made 9 types of cookies, peppermint bark truffles, and eggnog truffles. I am having sooo much fun . I packaged up 45 mini baskets (with 7 cookies in each) and 2 larger baskets (with approx 24-35 cookies in each). I am going to package up a third large basket for my job. I have one more basket to do next week and then I'll be done....for Christmas giving that is.

Thanks chef jess I appreciate the tip on the recipe. I actually just looked on the bottle and saw it.

I made that peppermint bark using the whole mini candy canes and they are the cutest little things. I am doing the white choc and milk choc. I am making:

Pepeprmint bark white/milk choc
puppy chow
choc covered almonds
spiced pecans
choc/white choc covered pretzels
fruity pebbles covered in white cho (don't know what people call them)
cake balls
tiger butter
red velvet cupcakes

Not too much but I am also doing my sons birthday cake and a a christmas cake for his preschool so I have my hands full this year. If someone can let me know on the cake balls that would be great. How long in advance to giving them can I make them without them being soggy. Please let me know before I make them this weekend and they go bad before thurs or fri

WOW! Some of you really have your work cut out for you. Im just putting in chocolate dipped pretzel rods, tiger butter, sugar cookies, and im thinking about the candy cane bark, but you gals are out of this world! Good Luck!

So far today I've baked off another 2 batches of sugar cookies and made up a quadrupel batch of tassie dough. Need to bake a cake tonight/tomorrow morning. Have to run by the store and purchase more flour on the way home from my tutoring gig tonight.

i am finally finished with the boxes for tommorrow. packaged, packed, and ribboned. lol. pics posted in my photos.

I'm feeling better finally....tomorrow morning I'll be fever free for 24 hrs!!! I can;t really bake too much tomorrow since my son is hosting his club scouts thing at home but I'm so relieved I'm feeling better!!!

Monday I'll be full force! I will only have 3 days at the most to finish this things....

please all of you that are done, post pictures of your baskets or individual items so the rest of us can get ideas!!

Thanks!!

so i posted my gift box pic in the cookies gallery...it has been removed. they said that it had to be decorated cookies. little dissapointed since i did have decorated cookies. along with all my other stuff. i'll see if i can attach it here... tried to post it on here, but it says its too big. not sure how to shrink it. oh well. anyways, i will be making bags for teachers for friday with fudge in it. have fun!

Hey Vagostino, I am glad you are feeling better, So Am I, and today is the day that I start Baking, It is snowing outside, I am going to be baking inside, I fell happy and excited already, I will let you guys know my progress later,

Chefjess, I am sorry your pictures were removed, I commented on them and saved them too, try shrink my pictires.com or www.picnik.com, I like picnik better. I used it yester to post a picture in a thread. to show someone.

Ok I wanted to show pictures of my progress...This are my decorated sugar cookies, gourmet rocky road, chocolate covered oreos, and chocolate covered marshmallows. I have biscottis in the chinese takeout boxes (didn;t take pictures.) and I'm ready to bake the mexican wedding cookies and some lace cookies i found and look really good.
I also have mini pound cakes in the freezer ready to ice with maple glaze. After that I think I'll be done! I'll post pictures of the finished baskets

ok....i cannot post the pictures...they are smaller than the 800 whateaver size they allow...how do i post them?

Ok, yesterday I made orange cream, mint, and cookies and cream fudge. I also made chocolate covered pretzel rods, and today I am going to start my cookie dough and my almond bark. I will post pictures as soon as I can.

My husband and I are going to make "baskets" (we're using Christmas trays) for the first time this year. We're going to do chocolate covered pretzel rods, homemade candy, sugar cookies, pumpkin cookies, chocolate spoons, peppermint bark, and jars of hot chocolate mix.

Does that sound like enough? I know its going to feel like a lot when we're doing it.. but I feel like its not really diverse enough. What do you guys think?

You got the drink, the cookies, and candy. I think it's a good selection. I got caught up & now I need to get cracken again. Everything has to go out by Thursday and I got a few things left.

That combo sounds good, plus I like the jar so they can make it later if they like!

Ok, I've finished my regular and peanut butter fudge, buckeyes, 1 batch of potato candy, pumpkin spice - mint chocolate - chocolate raspberry - lemon - chocolate cake balls, smore drops, candy cane heart bark, candy cane oreo bark, double batches of chex mix in the following flavors - pumpkin spice - apple cinnamon - snickerdoodle - cheesy ranch, double batch of oatmeal scotchie bars, batch of chocolate chip - snickerdoodle - ginger - sugar cookies, and so far about 5 batches of sugared pecans. IO still need to do another batch of potato candy, haystacks, 4 batches sugared pecans, and all the above cookies. Decided not to do the hot chocolate on a stick and the brownies.