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12 days of cookies presented by Hiland Dairy

Overview: Check back here for the Hiland Dairy 12 Days of Cookies countdown. We received about 500 treasured family recipes during the contest period. It wasn’t easy, but we chose 12 recipes as winners. One recipe will run in the Scene section every day starting Thursday and ending Dec. 24. The winning cooks will receive free milk for a year from Hiland Dairy — 52 coupons for gallons of milk.

Day 12: Peanut Butter Cookies Pops






 Peanut Butter Cookie Pops, submitted by Julie Eddington. Read the full story by World Scene Writer Nicole Marshall Middleton



Day 11: Pumpkin Cookies with Caramel Icing





 Pumpkin Cookies with Caramel Icing, submitted by Wanda Key. Read the full story by World Scene Writer Nicole Marshall Middleton


Day 10: Easy Date Nut Balls






 Easy Date Nut Balls, submitted by Margaret Jensen. Read the full story by World Scene Writer Nicole Marshall Middleton



Day nine: Orange Cranberry Thumbprint Cookies





 Orange Cranberry Thumbprint Cookies, submitted by Julie Rittenoure. Read the full story by World Scene Writer Nicole Marshall Middleton


Day eight: Cookie Cutter Sugar Cookies That Really Work






 Cookie Cutter Sugar Cookies That Really Work, submitted by Julia Allande. Read the full story by World Scene Writer Nicole Marshall Middleton



Day seven: World’s Best Cookies





 World’s Best Cookies, Dorothy Boyd. Read the full story by World Scene Writer Nicole Marshall Middleton


Day six: Egg Nog Logs





 Egg Nog Logs, submitted by Janice Hamilton. Read the full story by World Scene Writer Nicole Marshall Middleton


Day five: Cappuccino Spice Cookies





  Cappuccino Spice Cookies, submitted by Lois Groh. Read the full story by World Scene Writer Nicole Marshall Middleton



Day four: Cherry Chews with Cream Cheese Icing





 Cherry Chews with Cream Cheese Icing, submitted by Mary Long. Read the full story by World Scene Writer Nicole Marshall Middleton


Day three: Cranberry Bliss Bars





 Cranberry Bliss Bars, submitted by LuAnn Blakely. Read the full story by World Scene Writer Nicole Marshall Middleton


Day two: Salted Caramel White Chocolate Cookies





 Salted Caramel White Chocolate Cookies, submitted by Diane Watt. Read the full story by World Scene Writer Nicole Marshall Middleton


Day one: Creme de Menthe cookies





 Creme de Menthe Cookies, submitted by Jacque Schneider. Read the full story by World Scene Writer Nicole Marshall Middleton


HEADLINES
Peanut butter cookie has bite-sized surprise

Peanut butter cookie has bite-sized surprise   12/24/2012

Julie Eddingon's recipe for peanut butter cookie pops stuffed with mini candy bars scored high with the kid crowd.

12 Days of Cookies: Honorable-mention recipes

12 Days of Cookies: Honorable-mention recipes   12/23/2012

Baking Christmas cookies is so much more than combining sugar, butter and flour.

Day 11: Pumpkin Cookies with Caramel Icing

Day 11: Pumpkin Cookies with Caramel Icing   12/23/2012

With five children, six grandchildrenand seven great-grandchildren,Wanda Key has a lot ofpeople to bake cookies for.

Day 10 easy date nut balls

Day 10 easy date nut balls   12/22/2012

Margaret Jensen said she can't really consider her recipe for Date Nut Ball cookies a family favorite because her children would never eat dates.

Day 9: Orange Cranberry Thumbprint Cookies

Day 9: Orange Cranberry Thumbprint Cookies   12/21/2012

Someday when Julie Rittenoure's daughter is old enough, she will have a host of original cookie recipes to make with her mother.

Day 8: Cookie cutter sugar cookies

Day 8: Cookie cutter sugar cookies   12/20/2012

Julia Allande has found a sugar cookie recipe with dough so workable she wants to share it with everyone.

Day 7: World's Best Cookie recipe

Day 7: World's Best Cookie recipe   12/19/2012

The World's Best Cookie recipe submitted by Dorothy Boyd makes crunchy, chewy, salty and sweet cookies.

Day 6: Eggnog Logs

Day 6: Eggnog Logs   12/18/2012

Janice Hamilton's love of eggnog led her to the perfect cookie recipe for her old-fashioned Christmas celebration.

Day 5: Cappuccino Spice Cookies

Day 5: Cappuccino Spice Cookies   12/17/2012

The flavors of coffee and spice take Lois Groh's chocolate chip cookie to another level.

Day 4: cherry chews with cream cheese icing

Day 4: cherry chews with cream cheese icing   12/16/2012

Mary Long discovered her recipe for Cherry Chews with Cream Cheese Icing while doing a favor for a friend.

Day 3: Cranberry bliss bars

Day 3: Cranberry bliss bars   12/15/2012

Every time LuAnn Blakely makes her recipe for Cranberry Bliss Bars, she thinks of her friend who died a few years after sharing the recipe.

Day 2: Salted Caramel White Chocolate Cookies

Day 2: Salted Caramel White Chocolate Cookies   12/14/2012

Diane Watt has discovered a caramel and white chocolate cookie that is sure to satisfy any salty sweet craving. Watt said that she found the recipe for Salted Caramel White Chocolate Cookies online about a year ago and adapted it slightly.

Day 1: Creme de menthe cookies

Day 1: Creme de menthe cookies   12/13/2012

Jacque Schneider has made her Creme de Menthe Cookies for as long as she can remember.

Christmas cookies: Where art and baking collide

Christmas cookies: Where art and baking collide   12/12/2012

Dust off those cookie cutters, it's Christmas cookie decorating time again.

Submit holiday cookie recipe for chance to win a year of Hiland Dairy milk

Submit holiday cookie recipe for chance to win a year of Hiland Dairy milk   11/14/2012

Snowball cookies covered in messy powdered sugar. Pastel-colored Christmas trees and wreaths.

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