Cookies ...
Oatmeal Spice Drops
These cookies stir up memories of holidays past, a cozy kitchen and a generous glass of milk. A good cookie for bake sales and office parties.
Holiday Fun Facts:
  • In Sweden, a common Christmas decoration is the Julbukk, a small figurine of a goat made of straw.
  • Christmas caroling began as an old English custom called Wassailing--wishing neighbors a long and healthy life.
  • The 2009 White House Blue Room Christmas Tree is an 18 1/2-by-13-foot Douglas fir.
  • Mark Carr of New York started first Christmas tree retail lot in the United States, in 1851.
  • In Japan, Santa is called "Santa no ojisan," which means "Uncle Santa."
  • In the Kwanzaa ritual, seven candles called Mishumaa Saba are placed in a Kinara, or candleholder.
  • Candy canes began as straight white sticks of sugar candy used to decorated the Christmas trees.
  • The world's first singing Christmas commercial aired on the radio on Christmas Eve, 1926 for Wheaties cereal.
  • After "A Christmas Carol," Charles Dickens wrote one Christmas story each year, but none more successful.
  • After "A Christmas Carol," Charles Dickens wrote one Christmas story each year, but none more successful.
Due to the number of varieties, cookies will vary by recipient. Please consult the recipes on this site for information on ingredients.