Our favorite Christmas Cookies with Recipes

[@theresamascorro2724]

Ruthann I’m don’t often comment but at the end of the video you talked about memories and you touched my heart. I came from a very abusive mother as I grew older people asked the usual what do you want to do with your life when I was about 15 I always replied I want to be a good mom. I always got looks and people just laughed my goal was to give my children great memories I’m 67 now with a house full of wonderful memories

[@tiffanygonzalez7233]

Maxwell was genuinely surprised and appreciative by his favorite cookies! What a gentle, precious soul he has 💕

[@karenhoofwijk8594]

They all have….

[@kiriaioulia]

I loved how happy he looked!!! So cute!

[@georgiabrasher7636]

Kendrick said “ this is always my favorite day”! So cute.

[@kimberlypagel7867]

Merry Christmas to all the Zimmerman family! 🎄

[@BrendaSmith09]

I love that you said that you were more present with your family than filming. We appreciate these videos so much and we enjoy seeing the whole family and the cozy feeling of winter and baking ❄️☃️ Shabbat Shalom.

[@learning2no]

Maxwell is the son every mom dreams of. He is sweet, gentle, tender, considerate, caring, loving, generous and appreciative. Thank you for sharing your love story.

[@valeriemacrae8441]

I agree

[@vickydewick6669]

That is not chaos :-)....that is a typical cookie making session. My house is a wreck after the cookies are all done. But oh boy....the neighbor girls who help 20 years ago still talk about Miss Vicky's cookie weekends. I sure hope the tradition has spread to their families too. My girls do the same now that they are grown.

[@annebrunner9698]

Thank you so much for no music. An awesome video.

[@christileach4644]

Such a sweet family tradition - thank you for taking us along, RuthAnn! Enjoyed it so much, as always. 🎄 xo

[@catherinecooper2360]

It was a pleasure to be included on your together day! What fun it was. Maxwell was so genuinely surprised to get cookies. What a precious boy he is and all the children. That grandbaby, Winston, is a real joy. You are all so easy to love! Thank you for this video!

[@icurn39]

Hello Zimmerman Family! Thank you for allowing and sharing your family and traditions! I love how genuine and wholesome your family is/are! I live vicariously through you and your videos! It is through your videos, your words of encouragement that has encouraged me to work on gardening, canning and cooking from scratch a way of life for me. It is because of your kindness that I share with friends and family what I have learned from you to the point that they are asking me to show them how I am canning, gardening and cooking from scratch so that they too can do the same for their family. Thank you so much! You have no idea how much you inspire me to keep going and try new recipes! I look forward to your next video! Merry Christmas to you and your family!

[@bethguillot7008]

Merry Christmas Ruthann. May God bless every corner of your life. You bless all of my Saturday mornings by sharing your wonderful family and your knowledge. Thank you.

[@ElaineTheeiot-zm3ul]

Same here from Southwest Louisiana.

[@kathrynbraun2073]

Yes-may you continue with blessings!

[@sharonp6762]

Same from Georgia

[@paularodery8074]

And from North Carolina❤

[@carolroth2379]

Same from southern Indiana.

[@joyces.9021]

LOVE YOUR CHANNEL!!!!! Thank you Ruthanne for all your beautiful content.❤️

[@jennbama]

Your children are so helpful, warms my ❤️. The way Winston looks at you too. So sweet

[@lorenstribling6096]

Your kitchen cleanup crew worked so hard on those beaters. It is so nice to have good help, isn't it? And I love Maxwell's dimples and bright smile. 🎄🎄Have a wonderful Christmas.

[@renatev.7473]

What a beautiful family you have. Thank You for taking us along . Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas!🎄

[@silver_threads]

Thank you for another beautiful glimpse into your traditions! I did not grow up with a baking mom, but my dear mother-in-law did inspire me to begin some Christmas cookie traditions...peanut butter blossoms and "buckeyes"! Yum! One of my daughters always makes the sugar cookies and gingerbread, and I've added maple candy and chocolate covered cherries. I want to do a few sugar cookies this year using some cookie cutters I received as a wedding gift over 50 years ago...just feeling a bit nostalgic. So I look forward to trying your recipe. Those Amish hats look so cute...maybe I'll also give those a go. Christmas blessings to you and yours, from your virtual friend, Marie

[@carolyngregory9354]

What a sweet video with your family.

[@charissatroup5611]

That hat the baby was wearing at the end was the most adorable thing I've seen in ages❤

[@kathrynlomuto8127]

Recipes please? God bless you all. May your Xmas be special always!! 🎄😊

[@Suzette-hz7op]

I loved watching your family pitch together helping with the baking. You are so blessed.

[@ldg2655]

I love watching Kendrick and Harrison play.. You have a beautiful family and are very much blessed.

[@lynnclendenin2988]

I loved seeing the blanket forts! Reminded me of my own children - the youngest turns 43 tomorrow!

[@susanpeters1744]

What a beautiful life!! Love watching!! Yes God is good!!!🙏🏻❤️🎄

[@irenehaugen6143]

Just found your channel! What an amazing family! I just LOVE the old fashioned, close to the heart values you all live by. Zimmerman was a fairly common name in my homeland (Switzerland). I wonder if you have roots going back there. But then I looked at all the cookies and the various recipes and did not see any that looked old world. But of course, all look very yummy. How blessed you are with so many children gracing your family.... all ages I see. LOVE the farm animals (I grew up in a children's home across the street from a farm) milk cows, chickens, bunnies, a pair of oxen who were employed to pull the hay wagon in summer, and cans of milk on a daily basis. That was back in the 1950ies!

[@denisepineda1788]

What a wonderful day to share with family. That is awesome. Thank you for sharing that with us. I cannot believe how big Maxwell has gotten in the last year. He reminds me of my grandsons at that age. Such precious time. Thanks for sharing your recipes, etc.

[@lisastreet8920]

Thank you, Ruth Ann. I appreciate you stating that creating memories is the most important thing on cookie baking day. Sometimes we forget that memories are created every day, both good and bad. Some we can control, others we can’t. To be intentional about making more good memories is one of the primary roles of a parent. Your family just banked a whole lot of good memories that will be drawn on for many years to come. Those will be sweeter than the delicious cookies.

[@peggetennant]

Thank you. It was just like home and family. It made me cry and prompted me to call a cousin I have not seen or spoken with for over 60 years. I really appreciate your kindness to share your story with us. Merry Christmas 🎁

[@debbiekrueger5576]

Love how your family comes together to help & enjoy. Such a great example of what family dynamics should look like. Not perfect, but happy & loving. God bless y’all!

[@SBeck9011]

Looks like a lovely time. Your little grandson is just adorable

[@whitefeather572]

I love seeing the boys and family making memories in the kitchen! It reminds me of when my children (3 boys 1 girl) were little. Those moments are precious and mean so much! Merry Christmas 🎄 God is good!

[@nancyadams146]

All the cookies look wonderful and a beautiful memory for your children. Can I just say the baby is adorable and standing at the fence at the end of the video was absolutely precious. God bless you Ruthanne and family.

[@JoyceFrye-vx3nl]

You have great children but that Maxwell is just precious, love his dimples!

[@earlybird4733]

That was the most precious video yet. My favorite is the fort playing, boys being boys. I am amazed the boys all get along and are so gentle with the baby. God is good! Merry Christmas to you and your family and many blessing for a fabulous New Year!

[@noramax2925]

🍪 Thank you for sharing how your family makes so many cookies to bless others with and showing how it is such an enjoyable family activity. Maxwell was surprised and thankful. What a wonderful smile he has. Your little boys stuck through to the end. How great it is to have your married daughters’ help. Memories are what we give our children.

[@valeriemacrae8441]

I agree so much about the printing of words instead of screen words

[@carolc848]

I Love waking up Saturday Mornings and have coffee with you Ruthann☕️. WE LOVE Christmas 🍪 🎄

[@robinlj5767]

All your cookies look delicious!!! And so fun to make them with your sweet kids! Thanks for sharing Ruthann!!!🩷🎄🩷

[@robingreany899]

Nice amount of cookies and Love the kids helping you. Your grandson is adorable. Hearts and Flowers coming your way. ❤️💐

[@rikiray3370]

Saturday mornings are the best! We love your family and your recipes... thank you for sharing such a wonderful day with us

[@cindystrout6212]

Love watching your videos and watching you teach your family how to do your traditional things that you used to do when you were a kid with your mom and your grandma. God bless you and your family.❤

[@PeepingEars]

He is so very sweet and growing so fast. God is good

[@WillowsGarden]

Hi RuthAnn and sweet family! Winston is so cute and he loved grandma’s cookies. It’s wonderful to have a family day baking and decorating cookies, great memories. I hope everyone has a very blessed weekend!

[@franceslh9648]

Oh the closing sunset was so beautiful 😁🥰 And your son holding baby Winston look so much alike he is carrying him ☺️☺️

[@lauribragg3348]

Love the family doing this together ❤

[@gloriadavis6202]

The cookie making day was so special to me. My mom used "can" milk in all of her baking. We were a family of 7 children all stair step in age. My mom had her hands and days FULL. Looking back on these days I'm astonished at what and how she fed us and kept us happy. My favorite cookie was the peanut butter swirl with chocolate. I just wanted to thank you for the love you show in everything you do for home, gardening, filming and especially the love you show and give all your children. I pray for health joy and peace for your family ❤ Merry Christmas ❤

[@BWell247]

My mom had this tradition with us and then with all her grandkids, they loved it!! She is no longer with us, but like you said, the memories are!! Your cookies look delicious, I can’t wait to try some of them!!

[@Eph1-4]

Such a sweet day! Thank you for inviting us to join you all💕

[@SuzieQ-lw2kp]

What a wonderful video such a sweet memory for all your family everyone should do this 🙏

[@deliaquested7123]

Thank you for sharing this tradition. My mother and my brother have gone on to be with Jesus and I miss them so much. Mama loved baking for everyone during the holidays and we do our best to keep the traditions alive. It was a joy watching your family fellowship around the cookie table. May God continue to bless you and your family

[@AussieAngeS]

All those cookies look fabulous! I love how the children all come together to help out. That’s so nice to see. Merry Christmas to you all

[@shellakers10]

Merry Christmas! Thanks to you and your beautiful family for ALL that you do for us! You're a bright spot in this world! ❤

[@AZJH8374]

We don't eat sweets, but l love your channel, so I'll watch every time! You all walk with Christ and that brings me joy. God bless you all and many prayers 📿 😇 🙏🏻 ✨️ ✝️ ❤️ 📿 😇 🙏🏻 ✨️ ✝️ nurse Judi in Scottsdale AZ and Eucharistic Minister

[@karensteigerwald3926]

Ruth Ann. What a lovely video. Thank-you so much for sharing. Your children are building those great memories, but you are making something else, too. They will always have all these recordings of YOU. In their old age they will be able to show their grandchildren who you were and where they came from. I wish I had tapes of my mom. There are a few silent home movies, but they are not the same as this treasure you have created. Merry Christmas!

[@lauraknoop1877]

This video and your family warmed my heart ❤!

[@Loves_Garage]

Maxwells smile was such a gift back to you! He was delighted. Beautiful family!

[@boething]

I LOVE those candy cane kisses! They wouldn’t make it to the cookies! It’s a good thing they aren’t available year round! lol! This takes me back to making Christmas cookies with my three kids, now grown and gone. Merry Christmas! Georgia

[@rhondagunderm4862]

Watching your family brings back so many great memories of my growing up. Thank you.

[@cindyschoffstall8273]

May the Joy of the Lord fill your home!

[@lindakitts4304]

My 3 sons loved cookie making days growing up. I didn’t make as many as y’all did but find memories anyway.

[@singingsis]

My mother's sugar cookies use a different method, very easy to roll out and doesn't require refrigeration. You put your dry ingredients first and cut in the butter, like pie crust. Then add vanilla eggs and milk. It's our favorite cookie!

[@katie7748]

Huh. I'll have to try that! I love my recipe but I love trying new things. Thanks!!

[@carylbeck2177]

This recipe is a keeper

[@barbaral1486]

Traditions are the best ! Thank you so much for a glimpse into your cookie day ! Everyone will remember that mom makes the days of the celebrations in their lives better!

[@arvettadelashmit9337]

It's wonderful to see a real family working together and enjoying each other's company. You are all blessed. Merry Christmas.

[@christychester1713]

Such a precious video! Thanks for sharing! I have been inspired to do some cookie decorating with my 3 children, their spouses, and my 5 grandchildren. 😊 Your little grandson is so adorable!

[@valeriemacrae8441]

I love it when the boys come and help rather it’s chores or in the kitchen

[@ElizabethBarber-tu9ey]

Thank you for sharing your family with us.

[@barbarajameson1739]

You’re right Memories are what it’s all about! Love this.. I make gingerbread parts for 9 gingerbread houses for my family…memories 🎄❤️❤️❤️

[@katie7748]

I can't think of gingerbread now without remembering the gingerbread houses they made last year ❤ so much fun!!

[@robby9710]

What a simply beautiful video! Those memories are the best of all, I know I cherish mine especially now that momma left us this year and every time I bake or cook one of recipes my heart smiles with such gratefulness. As always thank you for sharing your knowledge, your time, family and such wonderful recipes. Blessings to you all 🍪❤🎄

[@sharonlatour6230]

God is good all the time. All the time, God is good! Merry Blessed Christmas Ruthann and family!!

[@virginiakasselman5953]

Ruth Ann I’m so happy I found your channel quite awhile back! After each viewing I just sit and reminisce, smiling about my younger days when we (English Family) lived on a farm in the Amish community. We went to a one room Amish school and attended an Amish Church in the country but my fondest memories are the Huge dinners at someone’s farm after church and getting to fellowship with my friends and when you have fellowship dinners at your house that’s what I go back too in my memories 🤗!, and all those COOKIES!,😋 I Love, Love, Love your channel , the baking, gardening and even the chores! They are all the most Blessed and satisfying and peaceful way of life on this earth. So to anyone visiting this channel ‘ if you want Peace & Serenity and a Good Life just BELIEVE and get out in the country’!! Amen? AMEN!! Virginia in Arkansas 😇

[@evanorvell8368]

Oh, my! Boys! I've had many of those forts built in my house over the years! I can see why it is Kendrick's favorite day. ❤

[@carolbailey2289]

There's much love in that kitchen!

[@MistepMissy]

Good morning, Ruthann. My husband and daughter bought me a Bosch mixer! I'll do cookies to test drive it. 2:19

[@MistepMissy]

P.S. I used your code and got $20 off my Bosch. I also bought the backwoods magazine for my husband's gift.

[@joancurtis8259]

Oh, the memories of my childhood and as a mom. Where does time go!! Have a very Merry Christmas and God's continued great Blessings. Sending love to all.

[@denisesummers3107]

Your children have another great memory to look back on. Everything looked wonderful and absolutely delicious. This was a great video.

[@carolbailey2289]

Your boys are so precious! ❤

[@charlottevanderpool1547]

Thank you so much for sharing ❤ you have such a kind beautiful family 🍪

[@CathyLarkins]

Good morning from the great Pacific Northwest. Happy Holiday, blessed be.

[@rosiesgrandma]

My mom used to have us do all this wonderful baking for the holidays. Her favorite thing was to make the icing that you dip the cookies in and let them dry and then we would take food coloring and brushes and paint them. I so agree with you about a sugar cookie recipe that is outstanding as they are so much fun to decorate. My mom has passed and it brings back very fond memories of my childhood thank you for sharing happy holidays.

[@rexcarebear4701]

It warms my heart to see your sons all work together I know life isn't always cooperation!!! But it is great seeing them all working together eating those cookies smiling and happy thank you so much for sharing!!!

[@maureenmckenna5220]

Just loved watching the whole process and the delightful interaction of all the kids. Little snippets, like the baby’s nap, and making a tent with blankets, just delightful. The cookies seemed secondary, although they certainly are not.

[@sharonlatour6230]

The baby, when he rolled up to the camera, i wanted to kiss his sweet little face!! All your beautiful and precious children and grandbabies!!

[@carolynlineberger1929]

This is such a beautiful family! Everyone is full of love for each other, kind, and generous! God is honored in this home. Merry Christmas!❤

[@lotofhankins1]

This was so peaceful to watch and has given me inspiration for a new tradition to start with my children. And it was so good to see Maxwell learning to work hard with his Daddy in the shop! I was wondering where he was while watching the others decorating the cookies 🍪 ☺️ thank you for another great start to my Saturday morning.

[@bonnie5601]

Thank you, Ruthann for another set of wonderful recipes and photos of Iowa! Have a Blessed week!

[@paularodery8074]

Merry Christmas to your beautiful family! What a lovely day of making those memories!❤

[@bethford2334]

What a beautiful day you had! My husband and I make multiple batches of caramels each Christmas and deliver to our friends and family. Our Amish friends are always very excited to get the caramels and in return they each give us a plate of "treats" of cookies and candies and some fresh fruit. We end up with more than enough to get through the holidays! I am excited to have some new cookie recipes to add to my collection. Thanks for sharing and have a great week!

[@jannwilkins3774]

Thank you for sharing your cookie recipes. They look delicious!❤ that smile was a blessing to see when you take his favorite cookies out to him.

[@sueyates3555]

I absolutely love this video RuthAnn. Having the kids help you such a special day and such special memories and learning themselves how to this. God bless your family.

[@laurelkelley4907]

ALL of your children are beautiful but i must say that young Mr Maxwell has the dimples for days!!!!! Lol. The young ladies will be lining up to get him on their dance card! Shoo them away!!!!! God is indeed good and I wish you and your beautiful family the happiest of holidays and a very merry Christmas! God bless❤

[@melindachitty2638]

What a wonderful family memory!

[@marianbrinley4389]

Thank you for sharing your family cookie baking day with us! Precious memories!!

[@delanietrusty8051]

absolutely amazing content and I love the values and the love shared and how hard you work to create such a fantastic upbringing for your family! Merry Christmas. Emmanuel is with us!

[@lisaholt3627]

Awww, such a great day for you all. Three generations together , loving each other and making memories. Your grandson is absolutely precious. Merry Christmas and may God bless you in the new year.

[@MarshaWestbrook]

Cookies

[@cameronscruggs5418]

You have a beautiful family and such a sweet spirit flows through it! Merry Christmas!

[@74horses]

I absolutely love that you share your family with us! Precious

[@rosierust4991]

Love your family and sharing your memories! I try to do many memories for my family also! Your grandson is absolutely adorable! Merry Christmas to you and your family!

[@sueellencurtis7056]

I brought up my kids with the same tradition. We have kept it up, and I am now baking them with my GREAT grandchildren. We all love our cookie baking time.

[@jscasecase471]

I have yet to get through my magazines. I keep them by my chair. Thank you for letting us know about them. Love it.

[@rnupnorthbrrrsm6123]

Oh I just love this, one of my favorite things to do this time of year ! Although I’m doing it alone this year and over several days, I still love it ! Doing chocolate covered cherries and peppermint patties today ❤ Blessings over your beautiful family 🙏