12 Days of Christmas at Shelly's Images

So, have you been celebrating the 12 days of Christmas with the designers at Shelly's Images this week?

Well, let me give you a little taste of what we've been doing....

Yesterday I hosted my annual Holiday Bunch and Sweets Swap and to celebrate day 10 in the 12 days of Christmas, I thought I'd share this adorable gift tag that I whipped up using the Candy Cane Freebie (from Day 7.

It was a perfect fit for this holiday cookie tin.

 And if the super sweet tag wasn't enough, I thought I'd share a photo and recipe of just a few of the cookies that will fill a few of these adorable tins for friends, family and neighbors!

Can you say YUMMO???

Shall I share the recipe with you?  Well, of course!  =)

Taste of Home is one of my go to places for recipes - a new dinner recipe, fun recipe for a brunch with friends and  of course, even this sweets recipe!

Almond Joy Cookies

1/3 cup butter, softened

3 oz. cream cheese, softened

3/4 cup sugar

1 egg yolk

2 tsp. almond extract

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

2 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt

5 cups flaked coconut, divided (you can omit if you don’t like coconut)

48 milk chocolate kisses

In a large bowl, cream the butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy.  

Beat in egg yolk and almond extract.  

Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.  

Stir in 3 cups coconut.  

Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or until dough is easy to handle.

Roll into 1-inch balls and roll in remaining coconut (or roll in sugar if you omitted coconut).  Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.

Bake at 350 degrees F for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned.  

Immediately press a chocolate kiss into the center of each cookie.  Sprinkle with coarse sugar.  

Cool on pan for 2-3 minutes or until chocolate is softened.  

Remove to wire racks to cool completely.

For the Candy Cane Cookies, I just omitted the Coconut and replaced the Chocolate Kiss with a Candy Cane kiss.

Super Simple and WAY TOO YUMMY!

Head on over to the Shelly's Images blog and do a little celebratin' with us - we certainly are celebrating the holiday and would love to have you join us!

Hugs & Happy Holidays!