Christmas cookies

I have been making all kinds of cookies since getting my mixer, and they aren't your average cookies! First, I made Snow Topped Chocolate Mint Cookies. Jess and Shay go to Panera Bread a lot and rave about Mint Crinkle cookies. They wanted me to make the cookies for them, so they graciously gave me a BITE so I could get an idea of how they were made. This is the closest recipe I could find.

Then I started playing around on Pinterest. Quick sidenote: I am still bitter at all my so called friends who never once told me about Pinterest. I did not learn of it until October. To all of you who do not know what Pinterest is, I am going to be a GOOD friend and tell you about it...beware it's addicting. It's a place online where ideas and photos float around waiting to be pinned to your own inspiration boards. There are numerous different topics and subjects. You can find recipe ideas, DIY ideas, decorating ideas, etc. So I came across this idea...

Source: fahrenheit350.blogspot.com via Tanya on Pinterest

You're drooling now, aren't you? Mini marshmallows have been added to the chocolate chip cookie and the dough has been placed on a graham cracker before baking. I'm not a big fan of graham crackers and the whole s'more craze. So I made it my own way (once again rebelling against recipes). So I nixed the graham crackers and added walnuts to the mixture. OMG! (I don't typically write/talk like a teenage girl, but these cookies will do that to you).

So you want to know how to make cookies like this? Here is the original Campfire Cookie recipe I found. But if you want to make my chocolate chip cookies with marshmallows and walnuts, here it is. I recommend using Tollhouse cookie recipe. I have tried so many other recipes and I always go back to this one. Then at the end when you add the chocolate chips I added a small bag of walnuts, maybe a 1/2 cup or 3/4 cup. Then a cup of marshmallows.

I always ask my mom what I should name a cookie, and she always has a Christmas name. She wants these to be called Christmas Presents. There are also Winter Delights and Celebration cookies. I have no idea what they cookies are, but she swears she makes them every year. I believe her, I just think she made up the names this year and is pretending she's always called them that. Share with me your ideas of what I should name this last cookie. And if you aren't a part of the Pinterest phenomenon let me know and I'll send you an invite (unlike my friends who left me in the dark).

God bless!