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Blackberry Oatmeal Cookies
Lovely to look at and delectable to taste -- these cookies are a beautiful shade of purple, soft, and delicious. Drizzle with melted white chocolate as an optional added decoration.
Holiday Fun Facts:
  • RKO Pictures bought the movie rights to "White Christmas" in 1946 for $10,000.
  • In the Ukraine, if you find a spider web in the house on Christmas morning, it is believed to be good luck!
  • In the Kwanzaa ritual, seven candles called Mishumaa Saba are placed in a Kinara, or candleholder.
  • American mistletoe, is one of 1,300 species of mistletoe worldwide - only two are native to the United States.
  • An average household in America will mail out 28 Christmas cards each year and receive 28 in return
  • LED Christmas lights feature long lifetimes, low cost to operate and associated low maintenance.
  • RKO Pictures bought the movie rights to "White Christmas" in 1946 for $10,000.
  • "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" by Gene Autry (1949) sold 2 million copies of the song in it's first year.
  • In Japan, Santa is called "Santa no ojisan," which means "Uncle Santa."
  • The American version of St. Nicholas, or Santa Claus originally came from the Dutch version called Sint Klaas.
Due to the number of varieties, cookies will vary by recipient. Please consult the recipes on this site for information on ingredients.