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Merry Christmouse Cookies—Easy Christmas Cookie Recipe
November 28, 2014 by Sandy 11 Comments
These adorable Christmouse Cookies will completely steal the show at every holiday party or cookie swap this year. Pssst… no one has to know that they are one of our easy Christmas cookie recipe.
Don’t you love these cute little cookies? I love baking around the holidays. Especially cookies. I love baking all of my family’s favorite cookies and putting them all on a giant tray at the same time. You know, all at once, together in one place. Little things make me happy, what can I say?
Most of my boy’s favorite cookies are big, hearty, rustic type cookies like peanut butter and oatmeal raisin and massive chocolate chip…
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