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Date Nut Cookies
This is a substantial cookie, chock full of goodness. A treat at any time of year, these cookies have the perfect chewy texture.
Holiday Fun Facts:
  • Six of the trees on display in the White House are live trees that will be planted after the holidays.
  • The2009 Gingerbread White House is 56 x 29 inches and made with 250 lbs of chocolate and 140 lbs of gingerbread.
  • There are more classic movies, productions, and songs played during Christmas than any other time of the year.
  • Alabama is the first state to give Christmas the status of holiday in 1836.
  • More diamonds are sold around Christmas than any other time of the year.
  • The Nutcracker (Ballet) was adapted from The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, by German writer E.T.A. Hoffman.
  • In the Kwanzaa ritual, seven candles called Mishumaa Saba are placed in a Kinara, or candleholder.
  • During the Christmas buying season, Visa Cards alone are used an average of 5,340 times every minute in the U.S.
  • The poinsettia plant was brought into the United States from Mexico by Joel Poinsett in the early 1800's.
  • The poinsettia plant was brought into the United States from Mexico by Joel Poinsett in the early 1800's.
Due to the number of varieties, cookies will vary by recipient. Please consult the recipes on this site for information on ingredients.