“Tis the season for red, green and sugar.  Baking Christmas cookies is always a fun holiday tradition.  I will have to admit I have skipped a few years here and there but I was excited to bake this year.  (And I am not a baker!)  Stocksy definitely gave me some motivation to bake the cookies now instead of two days before Christmas day.  They asked me to do another #FoodieFriday and we thought it would be fun to do a holiday theme.  What’s more festive than red cookies?  So I dug out a few recipes, turned on Hole Alone and preheated the oven to 350.  I enjoyed baking… almost as much as I enjoyed photographing these little treats.  But time with my camera usually trumps other activities.  I hope you enjoy the photos and the recipes.  And I wish you and yours a very merry Christmas!  Check out the #FoodieFriday post on Stocksy’s blog this Friday.

Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies

• 1 box red velvet cake mix
• 6 tbs. butter
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tsp. cornstarch
• 2 eggs

• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp. salt
• 3/4 cup butter
• 3 egg yolks
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 1 bag of mint white chocolate kisses (or any flavor of chocolate kisses)

• 1 cup powder sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 tsp. Maraschino cherry juice
• 1/2 tsp. almond flavor
• 4 drops red food coloring
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 cup cherries, chopped