GATHER YOUR FRAGMENTS HOLIDAY TREAT MAKING DAY | It's like the old days | Lots of Treats!

[@rutheglinton1117]

To dip balls in melted chocolate use disposable forks. Break out the 2 centre tines of 2 forks, then use them to manipulate the balls into the chocolate. It allow excess chocolate to drain off and you dont have to stick them with a tooth pick :)

[@dorenapetty8696]

Thank you for sharing this very helpful tip!

[@carolynmills513]

Great idea

[@kellymiller615]

Awesome idea!

[@chrishingson3064]

Great idea

[@drusillayoung9552]

Hello Amy, try chilling your dough for a bit when making chocolate chips to avoid flat cookies. Also use real butter and make sure oven is preheated. Make sure your baking powder and soda are not old. ❤the holiday season for baking.

[@missdee3]

I was going to say the same thing chill definitely and I believe the margarine has a higher water content

[@jh1123]

This is exactly what I was saying to myself. Great, helpful advice!

[@Veronica-dk8xd]

Good morning:) I’ve learned that margarine is not for baking. (Bummer because it’s way cheaper) also, when I make chocolate chip cookies, i put what I can on the pan and while they’re cooking I keep the rest in the fridge. I’m no expert, but thought I’d share. Love your videos and praying for your family. Keep shining your light❤ much love from Indiana

[@trishabarnes-wilson5480]

I use margarine but I have found that adding cornstarch helps. only about a tbls per batch. no more flat cookies

[@nancyj9892]

Margarine contains way more water. Gotta use real butter. I scoop my cookies, then refrigerate b4 I bake. Going to start mine on Monday. Can't wait! Thats so funny saying you're talking to yourself. I never think of that. I feel like you're talking right to me. I just can't talk back. Believe me, we'd NEVER stop..haha! Merry Christmas

[@user-bo1rj2xu2s]

Nice Bible verse to think about. And, thanks for the Christmas Cookie Tutorial. Fun!

[@noreenp.9858]

I’ve been off of work recovering from back surgery and I look forward to my morning cup of coffee and watching your videos! Wishing you and your family peace and joy during this holiday season.

[@MT-US]

I like a warm cookie, depending on what kind it is. This reminds me of my childhood holidays with Mom baking all the things 💕 what a great memory!

[@carolwhisenhunt7504]

Hi Amy, I loved baking with you. Ty for sharing with us. Praying often.

[@rosemariemoore3859]

when you make the blossom cookies instead of rolling them in white sugar you can use sprinkles. it looks more Christmasy. thats what i do

[@amymaryon]

Ohhh great idea

[@kathycunningham6677]

Good morning Amy, Had lots of fun with you today and laughed along with you. Glad making cookies brought up beautiful memories of the kids being tots and looking for cookies if not cutting out n decorating them. So fond memories of your childhood too. Christmas does that for you. 😊😊😊 All the cookies look absolutely yummy and since I’m a coconut lover, you would have to hide them from me, 😂😂😂. Hope all the kids had a festive, fun and fabulous weekend and of course you too….. Thank you for todays reading from the Romans, Amen…..how very true we come to learn.. Have a fantastic and blessed day. See you tomorrow.

[@kelliconlan8133]

Spritz cookies are the kind of cookie that you would use a cookie press for. They are like sugar cookies without frosting. We are going to make cut out sugar cookies today. I EXACTLY how you said to do cut out cookies. Mix dough 1st day, 2nd day back and later that night or next day we decorate them.

[@TheSchnoodlemom]

You reminded me of when my kids were little and decorated cookies. Always fun, a bit messy, but that time flew by. They used to ask me to take pictures of their creations! So, the memories live on.

[@Dolly9261]

I love making cookies at Christmas time. I made SO many this year, I baked for a week straight. I sent 8 trays to work, gave to 5 neighbors and my family still has cookies and treats. Fun stuff!

[@kristina6832]

Eggs can be the variable for the cookie dough. We have always touch the dough with the back of our hand… if a lot sticks, then you need more flour. 😊

[@jillcarlson2076]

I use Crisco butter flavor instead of butter and I mix the chocolate cookies by hand. I also have always used the recipe on the back of the Nestle chocolate chips bag! Good luck with the cookies! Blessings to you and yours. 🥰💕🙏

[@pamelajohnson9810]

Thanks for showing Amy

[@Souperat60]

Wow!! All those treats. Looks amazing. I’m making just the dough today for about three cookies. Gift wrapping, cleaning and cooking. A busy busy day here. Have a wonderful weekend Amy.

[@carolynmills513]

I use milk chocolate stars instead of kisses. They stay softer. This is the way we made these when I was a kid.

[@carolynmills513]

Can still find them at Amish/bulk stores.

[@melindaridinger3008]

Everything looks delicious. I am the very same. I love being in my kitchen baking. It relaxes me and the family loves the treats.

[@susanmorningstar1989]

Amy when you dip your cookies use a fork they also have a tool for dipping I got mine at a cake and chocolate supply house but forks work well also.

[@amymaryon]

Thanks for the tip

[@suelnnapier9646]

I am the worst cookie maker. So I buy the pre-made dough. U make it look so easy. Have a great weekend.

[@maureen4787]

Enjoyed the holiday cooking day. I would make several batches of different cookie dough and I would freeze dough in logs and then we had fresh hot cookies any time. My kids and grandkids preferred hot cookies. I made homemade fudge yesterday to send to family. Blessings to you all.

[@amymurphy123]

Good morning dear. Everything looks yummy. I am a baker and just some small tips. U can use more brown sugar then white sugar. It makes the softer. Use salted butter. Never margarine. Let trays cool b4 putting more dough on them. Happy baking. 💜💜💜💜

[@tinamitchell5205]

Loved this video. It was a very relaxed video loved hearing your stories and you weren't doing things in a rush. Your goodies all look amazing. In this season of my life I'll be buying already made stuff and that's quite alright. 😅 God Bless

[@CrazySunny1970]

We have a local chocolate shop that takes the bigger knot pretzels and makes chocolate dipped pretzels. They always get broken pretzels in the bag, since that is inevitable, so they lay them out on wax paper and do as you said. They use the chocolate and just sort of drizzle it over the pretzel pieces and they turn out delicious. They would just put them in a container or bag and sell them. You could do that with the little pretzels too. They would use white, dark and milk chocolate.

[@amymaryon]

Oh yummy

[@vickifeick3877]

I have found that butter flavor crisco works well with chocolate chip cookies. Crisco though has gotten so expensive!! Your cookies look great!! Whatever you did worked!!

[@machellehilst6835]

Omg I would kill for 65 degrees right now! Here it’s 29 degrees and we just got 4 + inches of snow yesterday! Next month is the coldest month here and at times we are -30 degrees with windchill. I’m so over cold winters! 😊😂 Happy Holidays to all! God bless!

[@creativelycountry1617]

Have also learned the chic chip cookies so much better with butter, and yes, keep everything cold. Heard somewhere that if the cookies are too warm they start to melt instead of bake at first? Basically warm dough causes “squatty” cookies? I have some recipes with a pudding mix and they are the best!! Maybe you can internet search for something like that Sooo gonna make those coconut balls!!

[@julietteivano7384]

The snowman on top of your fridge needs an apron too,,, is so adorable and cutest thing 🥰🥰🥰🥰🏵️🏵️🏵️🏵️🌼🌼🌼🌼

[@karenennis6109]

Good morning. You got lots of different types of goodies done in a short period of time. I laugh though when you were doing the balls because I know that you rolling out small balls is torturous for you. Although the line is when you dump them in the chocolate was an ingenious idea. I've been doing similar type balls for years and years and years and we used a candy Loop that help drain most of the extra chocolate off as you could and is still chocolate pulled at the bottom.. Not my favorite thing to do either. Although making chocolate chip cookies is also a torture for me. I'm not a roll the ball kind of person. I hope everything taste as well as it looked. And I hope you have a fabulous Friday and a great weekend and I will see you tomorrow

[@annacummings5841]

I've always made peanut butter balls with chocolate chips mixed in them. Sometimes I would mix it up with butterscotch chips or white chocolate, etc. We kept them in the freezer and have them on hand all the time. Always a favorite! ❤️

[@angiecheeks8384]

Amy people are sending such great ideas. I do not like to cook. Cooking is at the bottom of my list. But I love watching anything that deals with food. So I don't have great like these awesome commenter. All I can say is ENJOY!!!

[@debcarney7777]

Wow Amy all these cookies are amazing

[@loismcvey8846]

I freeze my peanut butter balls before I dip them, then I am able to tap them on the side of the bowl to tap off the extra chocolate, leave the tooth pick for a few seconds, let it set, then take it out. Works like a charm. Merry Christmas

[@jackiegilles4487]

My cookies fell all the time until I started using Crisco butter flavored. The good part is the Crisco comes pre measured. The kids eat them as fast as they come out of the oven.

[@darklordmenet]

both! give me both, i like cold cookies on a hot day and warm cookies when it's cold out.

[@elkedebuck4547]

You are a very sweet woman and wife and mom bless you

[@g.g.chavez-daniel6418]

Happy Holidays All!

[@whitneysanders6996]

I made buckeyes this year but i browned thr butter it was amazing.

[@dforrest5699]

Hello Amy, another great cooking video, i love to watch you talk and cook its very relaxing. I live in Australia and we call cookies - biscuits, no matter what they are called they all looked yummy. Thankyou 😊

[@Barbaracoyle]

Hey, my made the almond joys and roll them out in a long log on wax paper and roll it up and freeze and set overnite and cut them and dip in chocolate yummy. 0h she would put sliver almonds across the top or just make them mounds.

[@kellymiller615]

Amy, it's not the warmth of your kitchen that's flattening your chocolate chip cookies, it's the butter. The solution: shortening! Sub half of the butter for shortening. The cookies are fluffier, and don't spread like they do with all butter.

[@amymaryon]

Oh thank you

[@snowshadow11]

I would take my daughter to several bible schools, a different one each week. Sometimes I stayed and helped. We still talk about what a great time it was.

[@stefanietasler189]

You got me in a baking mood now. Some things I do with Choc Chip Cookies is no margarine. It has changed over the years. I use 1/2 butter and 1/2 butter Crisco or all butter Crisco. Either way...a flat or fluffy choc chip cookie still taste yummy. Enjoy watching you daily and am always inspired!! Blessings to you and your family!!

[@amymaryon]

I appreciate this thank you

[@meghanmahood8344]

Some cookies I like warm and others cold! These are all favourite cookies in our house thanks for sharing ❤

[@samanthazehr9965]

Delicious!! I can't wait to try those almond joy balls. Yummy!! I like a cookie right out of the oven, nice and warm, best when you under cook them a little so they are nice and soft and gooey!!😋 Have a fantastic weekend!! ❤🙂

[@theresebenedict870]

Our young kids have a blast at our Catholic children’s liturgy in our Parish. Bible Crafts and activities happen all the time. They’ve even brought a donkey to visit on Palm Sunday! Sorry to hear that your experience (when you were young) was not engaging. It takes dedicated volunteers to make any program good! It’s only as good as the leadership & talent.

[@brnidbeauty00]

Merry Christmas Maryon Family. Try chilling the dough first and also, I had an issue with chocolate chips on air bake cookie sheets. Chill dough and perhaps try a different cookie sheet. Another thing that will help is half butter and half shortening.

[@pamelajohnson9810]

Nice recipes Amy when I was a girl my mother and I made cookies and fudge for Christmas.

[@danalyon9899]

Try using real unsalted butter instead of the imperial margarine for your choc chip cookies to keep them from going flat imperial has more liquid in it

[@Anna-jx1on]

Your right, most definetley need to be mindful of the music we listen too 🎵🎶. I like warm cookies 🍪, yes smooshy chocolate inside :). All your treats look delicious. 💛💙

[@swathisunkara]

you would have just place all the balls on the cooling rack and baking tray under it , and pour the chocolate all over and leave them to dry. that would probably make ur task much easier and faster. try it once, if it works real good Amy. 😁

[@susanburd4553]

Bake them the less time they over bake then remove from baking tray immediately to cooling rack

[@lorriebell7997]

Use butter for chocolate chip cookies, margarine has water in it. Will help with cookie spread.

[@cathyburns750]

Yummy! Your cookies all look so good! I'm going to try making the almond joy ones! Can't wait! God bless!

[@pattikline5116]

We refrigerate our cookies. Love your channel.

[@amymaryon]

Thanks patti

[@cynthiagilbert]

Peanut butter blossoms are my favorite!

[@carolynczachura138]

Awesome awesome vlog. You gave me alot of ideas. We hope you have a fantastic day and weekend.

[@sandywinkowski4557]

Hi. Amy. I make those peanut butter blossom cookies but find a whole kiss is too much chocolate (and at one time too expensive) so I use 3 milk chocolate morsels instead. I freeze them which gives me a little more time to get them on the cookie without melting them in my hands. If your chocolate chip cookies are flat, put the batter in the refrigerator for a while. Have a great holiday. Hugs💕

[@sandylfgrubb]

In place of cocoa powder for my no-bakes, I use hot chocolate mix. An actual buckeye has the 2 different colors...the chocolate wouldn't cover the whole thing.

[@shawnaklinger67]

Love watching you make these treats. Try an easier PB Cookie… 1 cup PB 1 egg 1 cup sugar Bing bang done Oooo to best dip your balls, put the toothpick in them before the freezer, then leave them in until dry. Take out the picks, then top the top with a drizzle love y’all

[@MsWDWFAN1]

Butter works better than margarine. Margarine has oil in it. I always use real butter for baking and everything else.

[@CEL403]

I could not tell if you used butter, I think it makes cookies spread out and do not hold together. Chilled dough does help but i use butter flavor crisco for the best cookies. I rarely use butter even if the recipe calls for it in a cookie. I change it to crisco. Just a thought

[@dthurley8490]

We always used 2 cups chopped pecans with the coconut balls, they are SO good with any nuts you put in them.

[@GenesJam5758]

If you like soft and chewy chocolate chip cookies instead of crunchy, place a slice of bread in with your cookies in an airtight container. After a few hours or overnight you'll have soft cookies!

[@dqst2012]

Yes! When I worked in the dining hall at our college we did that to keep the cookies soft.

[@Barbaracoyle]

Your hilarious reminds me of my momma hours of dipping, breads, candys of all kinds.

[@dorilonero297]

Amy put your dough balls in the fridge to harden before baking to prevent flattening

[@ashlinielson2578]

You can bake cookies or brownies in medium or large cupcake tins to prevent spread and keep them soft and chewy. Also always butter 🧈 never margarine. Next time put all the coconut 🥥 ones in one color liner & the other in the other color so it’s easier for people at the party who can’t eat coconut.

[@RAM-eb2te]

When dipping balls in chocolate I use a plastic fork and break the middle tines off. (Saw this on tv... Food Network? Game changer!)

[@sandyarcher8104]

It may help if you get you eggs to room temperature

[@amandawells35]

I really like cold, soft cookies!

[@yvettegerry9862]

Everything looks so good you don’t cover the buckeye in chocolate 🍫 you leave the peanut butter eye 👁 showing put the chocolate in a shallow bowl to dip the balls in shorter distance.❤ thank you lots of fun 🍪🍬🍫🍪🎄🎁🎄🐶

[@geninejames9473]

Amy try chilling your dough before baking because I was having the same problem as you my chocolate chip cookies were flattening out chilling the dough made a big difference

[@amandawells35]

Yes! Littles lick it all- the dough, the cookies, whatever you're squeezing or spreading or stirring frosting with, their fingers.. It'll be a little extra work but individual "stations" for each kid is a sanity saver!

[@shawncooper9999]

I love baking homemade cinnamon rolls and cookies and pies and more for my family and family members.

[@shariwille336]

Love the Christmas container. How do I find those? Such a fun video! God Bless

[@amymaryon]

Walmart

[@kimberlyhoeffel9249]

For the buckeyes I would just leave the toothpicks in each until they dry.

[@sherrylynn4671]

I know I'm late watching this, too late for Christmas lol. But I have to say this is my favorite video I've watched you do Amy!

[@amymaryon]

Thank you

[@janellmichael2166]

The Buckeye candies I've seen here in Ohio, are only halfway or 2/3rds dipped. That seems easier than trying to do the whole ball. But as always, you did a great job on all your goodie making. Blessings, Janell

[@kathymartin7096]

HI Amy I just learn what you need to do so your chocolate chip cookies dont go flat and that is to chill your dough. I just heard this on another youtubers video. Merry Christmas!

[@azimaa1463]

Hi Amy... used to watch you years ago. Then life happened. 3 days ago i realised KZbin unsubscribed me from your channel. Am back. So happy you are doing good. Have a great Christmas. Love from Kuala Lumpur.

[@amymaryon]

I'm glad you are back.:)

[@sandragriggs2889]

Hi Amy, I have had good luck with chocolate chip cookies by using the mini semi-sweet chocolate morsels, real butter, and a little extra flour, . Love your videos.

[@phylliscroswell444]

Thank you for this video. I forgot how much my kids enjoyed their Christmas cookies

[@immiegee]

I missed these videos. Baking cookies and so on. I hope you continu to make cookies and other delicious stuff after Christmas. Irma from the Netherlands

[@mandydenton7447]

Amy put them on racks with cookie sheets underneath and pour chocolate over 😋

[@stephsteph5755]

When making buckeyes you are not supposed to submerge the whole ball. Leave some of the PB showing to look like a buckeye! 😊

[@rachaelharrison8947]

I always cook my choc chips from frozen apparently it helps to stop them spreading x

[@jamiekendall7245]

We leave the tooth picks in til there all set the remove, I think they look fine with the tooth pick holes.

[@chrishingson3064]

Mine turned out flat this year too and then I read that you're supposed to make the cookie dough ahead and refrigerate it before you make them with the chocolate chip cookies haven't got a chance to try it yet though

[@hollyk570ify]

Try finding a chocolate chip cookie recipe that has vanilla pudding in it. Inwas having the same issue with flat cookies that has helped.

[@barbaraperreault1422]

Good morning. Look forward to watching your channel in the mornings. I had the same issue with chocolate chip cookies. Until I tried the chocolate chip cookie recipe from Americas Test Kitchen. A few extra steps, but totally worth it. Have a wonderful day.

[@juliehoover6143]

We leave the tops of the peanut butter balls without chocolate so they look like real buckeyes!

[@vickifeick3877]

If anything has to over flow chocolate is the best!

[@suehuhn8930]

Put only brown sugar and 1 cup sour cream. Makes really soft chocolate chip cookies. Sub the white for for brown sugar.

[@snowshadow11]

Get chocolate chip cookies, from a box mix version, 3 tablespoon flour, half cup butter, one egg. Roll out to desired thickness, cut out with circle cutter. Replace directions on box or large pack with these.not melted butter, room temp butter.

[@Cathy-re2eo]

I like warm cookies!

[@monirice4099]

Hi Amy I like cold cookies too ❤

[@teresayb.4457]

I have the same struggles with chocolate chip cookies! It seems so basic, but I struggle with good results

[@elvacoffey699]

Amy try peanutbutter no bake cookies. Way better than chocolate.

[@Cathy-re2eo]

I used to make chocolate chip cookies which turned out perfect everytime in the 70’s or so! I think the ingredients change! Lately, I was thinking I leave out butter too long! They go flat! I really don’t know!

[@tugaroocrab]

Chill your dough.