Every year my company holds a Christmas cookie exchange in December. I’ve participated for several years, but last year I was so busy with the blog that I didn’t have time to do any baking. I even joked with one of my coworkers that I should crochet the cookies instead. So this year, that’s exactly what I’m doing.
I’ve designed 8 different crochet cookies: some of them are American favorites and some are popular all over the world. I’ll publish the patterns over the next few weeks, so you can make these cookies as well. They’ll look very festive on a platter or as ornaments on your tree. And I’ll be sure to let you know how my platter of crocheted cookies goes over at the company cookie exchange.
If you have a favorite cookie that you think I should try to re-create in yarn, let me know. I hope to make this a holiday tradition at the picnic and would love to try to include your cookie next year.
Cookie Directory
A Christmas Story Leg Lamp Cookie
Frosted Snowflake Sugar Cookie
Pizzelle (Italian Waffle Cookie)
Squirrel Picnic 
November 19, 2013 at 1:02 pm
beautiful! so simple and positive 🙂
November 19, 2013 at 1:06 pm
Thanks, Kha!
November 19, 2013 at 1:08 pm
love them!
November 19, 2013 at 1:42 pm
Thanks, Rachel!
November 19, 2013 at 1:25 pm
I love your crochet biscuits.
November 19, 2013 at 1:43 pm
Thanks! So glad you like them. 🙂
November 19, 2013 at 1:58 pm
Those are beyond adorable!
November 19, 2013 at 2:01 pm
Aw, thanks. I’m glad you like them.
November 19, 2013 at 8:28 pm
What a cute plate of cookies! I hope Santa isn’t actually hungry, though! 😉
November 20, 2013 at 9:36 am
Thanks, Bill! We’ll have to leave some real cookies out too I suppose. 🙂
November 19, 2013 at 11:42 pm
Adorable!
November 20, 2013 at 12:04 am
I would have never thought of such “cookies” but they are a great gift and decorating idea. Thank you for sharing!!
Regards from Romania, Oana 🙂
November 20, 2013 at 9:35 am
Thanks for stopping by the picnic… all the way from Romania! I want to try your baklava recipe. It sounds delicious! It’s so thoughtful that you provide your recipes in English as well. You rock!
November 20, 2013 at 9:46 am
hi 🙂
thank you for returning the visit, let me know how was the baklava after you bake it
regards, Oana
November 20, 2013 at 11:51 am
Will do!
November 20, 2013 at 2:38 am
I Love them all. I think I could possibly eat one! My favorite type is yoyo biscuit. Australian’s call “cookies”, “biscuits”.
November 20, 2013 at 9:32 am
Thanks, Sharon! Yo-yo biscuits look sooooo yummy. I want to bake some real ones right away! Do you have a recipe or one to recommend? I’m adding them to my list for next year’s countdown — crochet yo-yo biscuits would be fun to make too!
November 20, 2013 at 1:06 pm
I do have a recipe! It was my Grandmothers.:) I will send it to you. She would have been thrilled to think her recipe went to America. ps. My son wants a rainbow donkey EXACTLY like your pattern for Christmas. Thank God you included the pattern. WHAT NOW he tells me. LOL!
It is like this every year. Me crocheting like a demon in December. I always make it but I don’t get to sleep much.
November 20, 2013 at 1:56 pm
Wow! I would be honored to make your grandmother’s yo-yo biscuits. That would be so cool! Would you mind emailing me the recipe? squirrelpicnic(at)gmail(dot)com I’ll send you a crochet cookie in exchange. 😉
I’m so excited that your son requested a Rainbow Donkey for Christmas! I am touched. If there’s anything I can do to help you finish it by Christmas, let me know. I think I may even have an extra set of embroidered eyes you could use. I’ll see if I can find them for you.
November 20, 2013 at 6:19 am
You could add some Jammy Dodgers – they have a heart shaped hole in the centre where the red jam shows though. These are fun!
November 20, 2013 at 9:29 am
Jammy Dodgers are a great idea, Mandy! In fact, a really cool crocheter from the UK named Matt has beat me to it. Check out his free pattern to crochet some of these super cute biscuits.
November 20, 2013 at 8:21 am
Is that a leg lamp cookie?
Holy crap, I need that in my life (well, my sister needs that in her life but I need to gift it to her so I can “win” christmas this year).
(I’m going to convo you on etsy to discuss)
November 20, 2013 at 9:25 am
Hi JLVerde! Yep, that’s totally a leg lamp cookie from the movie, A Christmas Story. I’m glad you like it. I hadn’t thought about selling them, but sure why not? I’m willing to sell 3 of them, so I’ll try to get those listed today. I want to do anything I can to help you win Christmas! See you on Etsy!
November 20, 2013 at 8:24 am
I love your posts!!! They always cheer me up and bring huuuuge smile on my face!
Cookies are fantastic! Not good word to describe how much I like them but can’t think of any better one in English right now! Just love them! Smiling cookies! 😀
November 20, 2013 at 8:47 am
Thanks, Vanja! I always love to hear from you. It’s nice to know that I’m making people smile. These cookies have been making me smile for months now. I’m just so happy that it’s finally time to share them with everyone!
November 20, 2013 at 11:43 am
Awesome! What a cute idea; thanks for sharing!
November 20, 2013 at 11:51 am
You’re welcome, Deborah! Glad you like it. 🙂
November 20, 2013 at 3:42 pm
wow ! that is too inviting 🙂
November 22, 2013 at 1:04 pm
Amigurumi… that’s shaped like a cookie… that’s shaped like the leg lamp. I can’t handle how awesome that is. 🙂
November 23, 2013 at 11:18 am
You wouldn’t believe it, but when I was deciding which cookies to crochet for Christmas, I googled “popular American Christmas cookie” and the leg lamp Christmas cookie came up! I couldn’t resist. I’ll be sharing the pattern for these in early December, but I also have a few available for purchase on Etsy.
December 4, 2013 at 7:28 am
W-O-W!!!