Feeling Elfish

Being the Friday before Christmas I knew this day would be a busy one.  Planning ahead, I hit the gym extra early.  Once I got home the packing began.  Gathering up all the containers from the three freezers, I wondered if I'd have enough cookie bags.  Although I'd been dreading the packaging, for some reason, this year I am ready to share the cookies with even  more eagerness and excitement.  Buying the coolest decorative boxes for only $1.70 each, I lined them with wax paper and got to work.  I have to admit, I felt a little "elfish"...HO! HO! HO!

Since several of you have asked, this year I made:

10 dozen Chocolate Chip (the Neiman Marcus recipe, of course)

9 dozen Pumpkin Chocolate Chip

8 1/2 dozen Orange Delights (sandwich cookie made with the most delightful milk chocolate butter creme   filling!!)

8 dozen Ginger Crinkles

9 dozen Italian Drop cookies

8 dozen Peanut Butter Blossoms

6 1/2 dozen Thumbprint cookies

8 dozen Russian Teacakes

6 dozen Maple Walnut cookies w/maple icing (NEW, this year)

10 dozen Peanut Butter Balls

7 dozen White Chocolate Chip/Macadania Nut

8 dozen Oatmeal Raisin cookies

7 dozen Chocolate Chocolate Chip

10 dozen Caramel Cookies

7 dozen Macaroons

Then I thought a few bar cookies would be nice too.  You know the square shape of offset the round cookies...LOL!!! So then I made:

Oatmeal Cranberry Bars

Blonde Brownies

Creme Cheese Brownies

Brownies with/without nuts (because some people don't like nuts, you know) 

Toffee Bars

Chocolate Crunch Bars

HO! HO! HO!