I’m a really big rosemary fan. It’s one of my favorite herbs, I buy at least one rosemary plant every summer. Today I have a shortbread cookie infused with rosemary. I really love the citrusy woodsy flavor the rosemary adds to the shortbread, it’s a wonderful combination.

I got the basic recipe from a friend many years ago, and I’ve changed it a bit through the years and adapted it to my own taste.

I used the star cookie cutter to make these, since I made them last week for a 4th of July party, but you can make them any shape. They’re wonderful for Christmas cookies, since the rosemary gives them a wonderful scent and flavor for the holiday season.

Rosemary Shortbread Cookies

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 large Tablespoon of chopped fresh or dried rosemary
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Blend the butter and sugar together until smooth. Add the vanilla, and the rosemary. Then slowly add the flour until the mixture forms a crumbly ball when you knead it.

Roll the mixture out on a floured board until it’s about 1/4 to 1/3 inch thick, and cut into squares or use a cookie cutter to make shapes. Place on a greased baking sheet and bake for about 1o minutes, or until the top just starts to turn a light golden brown.

Remove the cookies from the baking sheet, and let them cool on a cooling rack.

Enjoy!

Peanut Butter Kisses are my absolute favorite cookie to make at Christmas time.

My sister and I got together to bake Christmas cookies last weekend, and this is one of the first batches we made.

But we actually had to make them twice. I’m not familiar with my sister’s kitchen, and when I meant to put sugar in the bowl to roll the cookies in, I actually put salt in there. The cookies looked delicious, but tasted very salty.

So we tried again, the second batch was wonderful!

Here’s my favorite recipe for Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies:

These cookies are simple to make but oh, so wonderful to eat.
Ingredients:
1 3/4 cups flour
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup butter
1 egg
3 tablespoons milk
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
Mix ingredients together, then form into tablespoon size balls and roll them in sugar. Drop cookie balls onto ungreased baking sheet, and bake for about 10 minutes at 350.` When you remove the cookies from the oven, insert a chocolate kiss into the center of each cookie before the cookies cool.

Looking for more Christmas cookie goodness check these out:

50 Cute and Tasty Christmas Cookie Ideas

More of My Favorite Christmas Cookies

Cookie Pops

Enjoy, and happy Christmas baking!