Easy Christmas cookies for cookie exchange recipe! Limited on time, but still want to participate in a cookie swap? Â Wrap a chocolate candy in prepared pie crust forming a wonton and decorate with colorful jimmies!
Cookie Exchange Blog Hop
Welcome to this holiday cookie exchange hosted by my Freaky Friday blogging buddies where we will be sharing some fabulous holiday treats!
The premise of Freaky Friday blog hop is based on the Disney movie staring Jamie Lee Curtis, Mark Harmon, and Lindsey Lohan. Â
Just in case you aren’t familiar with the movie, it’s a comedy about a mom and her teenage daughter that have a hard time getting along, so they switch places so they can walk in each other’s shoes. Â
Can you imagine doing that?
The Freaky Friday for bloggers is a fun way for us to take a closer look at each other’s recipes and pick one to try for ourselves. Â
We’ve each been assigned to a page and have kept our swap a secret until now!
For our last swap I shared this delicious Jalapeno Popper Chicken with Bacon recipe. This time we were given instructions to find something that you can add to a cookie tray for the holidays.
Platter Talk’s Christmas Cookie
Well, I hope you already follow Platter Talk, but just in case you don’t let me introduce Dan and Scott the gents behind the camera and creators of these Holiday Wonton Kisses!
Dan and Scott are raising a large family of boys (6!), so you can only imagine the variety of recipes that they have in their Christmas cookie collection. Â
I kept gravitating towards savory recipes like oven-fried buttermilk chicken and stuffed cabbage all while thinking, “focus and pick a treat!“
These Holiday Wonton Kisses won out because I thought they are genius treat for busy families, and after tasting them these will be on my cookie tray forever!
Easy Christmas Cookie Swap Using Pre-Made Ingredients!
The holiday season is packed with activities and sometimes there just isn’t enough time to make homemade treats.
That’s where this recipe comes in. It’a lifesaver.
Ingredients for Easy Christmas Cookies
- Pre-made pie crust
- Chocolate candy like kisses or Christmas bells
- Jimmies for decorating
The original recipe is made with chocolate kisses. I decided to use chocolate peppermint bells instead of kisses in the center.
Chocolate and peppermint tastes fabulous with the pie crust dough! Â
Add any fun jimmies or colorful sprinkles for an extra festive treat.
My treats didn’t keep an upright wonton shape, but that may be based on the brand of pie crust that is used. Â
The little square shape that theses baked into is adorable!
More Christmas Cookie Exchange Ideas
Hope you add these tasty treats to your cookie tray and for more inspiration give these recipes a try!
- No Bake Peanut Butter Snowballs
- Ricotta Cheese Holiday Cookies
- Persimmon Cookies
- Easy Cut Out Cookies
Easy Christmas Cookie For Cookie Exchange
Simple homemade cookies with premade pie crust and a chocolate kiss or bell! This easy recipe is perfect addition to a holiday cookie exchange.
Ingredients
- 1 package prepared pie crust
- 24 chocolate candies
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- jimmies for decorating
Instructions
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 22 Serving Size: 1 cookieAmount Per Serving: Calories: 81Total Fat: 5gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 42mgCarbohydrates: 9gFiber: 0gSugar: 4gProtein: 1g
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PIN TO YOUR TREAT BOARDS – COOKIES, CHRISTMAS, HOLIDAY
Carol
Could I use a mini rolo inside? Have you tried Pilsbury pie dough??
Sandra Shaffer
Oh I love the idea of adding a Rolo! You might need to adjust the size of the dough and the caramel may seep out, but that would be ok for me. Yes, I have used Pillsbury pie dough.
Jennifer A Stewart
I so love the idea of making easy cookies! Using pie crust is a great way to change up your cookie game and they are so festive!
Lori Vachon
These look so delicious! I think I’ll give them a try with my girls this holiday season!
Antonia
These are so festive! Such a fun and yummy recipe!
Michelle
This is such a fun concept! I absolutely love these…so festive too!
Bam's Kitchen
What a fun and easy cookie recipe! Great to make with the kids. You are way ahead of me. Need to get baking. Just pinned!
Jenny | Honey and Birch
Prepared pie crust is a Christmas life saver!! Perfect way to whip up a quick batch of cute cookies.
Michaela Kenkel
These are fantastic!! I love when simple ingredients make such a wonderful presentation. I bet they taste amazing!
Christie
Oh. I see my baking and taking these to work because I’d eat the whole pan.
Sandra Shaffer
Yes, share for sure or make sure family is around to help eat these!
Platter Talk
Thank you for your stunning rendition of our recipe. I love the substitution you made and now I know who to call upon to take my food to the next level! Fantastic job here and thank you, once again!
Sandra Shaffer
This is such a clever recipe and I think these will be great year round! Thank YOU for your talents 🙂
Kris ~ Big Rigs 'n Lil' Cokies
These are so adorable! I can’t wait to have these on my Christmas Cookie Platter!
Aunt Bee
My kiddos will love helping make these!
Sandra Shaffer
This is a great recipe for kids to get involved it. They’ll love the chocolate surprise for sure too!
Justine
I love that these are so easy but so pretty! I’m gonna put my son to work, we’ll totally make these this wknd!
Sandra Shaffer
Yes, simple for kids to make and you gotta love the help 🙂
Julie
What adorable cookies and I can only imagine how delicious they are. They’d be so pretty on our cookie tray.
Sandra Shaffer
I love playing with colorful sprinkles. They really do pop off of the plate.
Nicole Power
These are so cute!! They sound so delicious and I love the little surprise in the middle!
Sandra Shaffer
Biting into one of these is heavenly!
Karen (Back Road Journal)
Love all the ideas you have presented us with. These are especially easy Sandra, thank for sharing.
Sandra Shaffer
You can never have too many cookies, especially during the holidays 🙂 Thank you for stopping by, Karen!
[email protected]'s Dinnertime Dish
I love these! They look so festive and tasty!
Sandra Shaffer
Tis the season for all yummy things 🙂
Angela
Wow! They are so pretty! You’d never guess how easy! What a great recipe and a sure hit at a cookie swap!
Sandra Shaffer
I thought these were so clever and perfect for anytime, really!