Today I have cookie recipes from two more Food Channel sites.

Syrie Wongkaew, Australian Food, shares her recipe for Chocolate Melting Moments. These cookies are filled with a creamy vanilla icing and then sandwiched together. They literally melt-in-your-mouth!

Diana Rattray, Southern Food, shares her recipe for Mom's Date Drop Cookies. A delicious date filling makes these easy drop cookies extra-special, and they make a great addition to your Chirstmas cookie list..

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I'm fully immersed in the holiday season this week, since I am co-chair of our grade school's holiday shop. I spent this morning setting up our temporary store, and this afternoon watching as four classes of eager children carefully selected gifts for their loved ones. I love observing all the love and attention they put into their choices. As we do every year, we have a selection of Christmas items as well as Hanukkah gifts for all of the families that will celebrate Hanukkah, which begins later this week.

Today I have cookie recipes from two more Food Channel sites.

Stephanie Gallagher, Cooking for Kids, shares her recipe for Sugar Cookies. These sugar cookies are a classic for Christmas. Soft, tender and buttery, but not too sweet, these sugar cookies are perfect for decorating.

Fiona Haynes, Low Fat Cooking, shares her recipe for Chocolate Peppermint Meringues. If you're looking for an even lighter cookie option for the holidays, then these fat free Chocolate Peppermint Meringue Cookies will surely fit the bill. Crisp on the outside and chewy on the inside, they make a tasty sweet and minty morsel.

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