Love & Lemons Cooking Club – December!

Join the Love & Lemons Cooking Club Challenge this month! It's easy to enter, and one lucky winner will receive a prize. Find all the details below.

Our Cooking Club is a fun way to celebrate the Love & Lemons community of readers. The concept is super simple—each month, I choose a recipe. You make it, and you leave a comment on the recipe’s blog post. At the end of the month, I randomly select one winner to receive a prize.

In December, we’re mixing things up. Instead of choosing just one recipe for the cooking club, I’m letting YOU choose ANY of these 23 Christmas cookie recipes! I hope you’ll join in the fun. Here’s how it works:

Join the Love & Lemons Cooking Club

  1. Each month, I choose one seasonal recipe (or in this case, recipes). Sign up for our email list so you’ll know as soon as I share each month’s recipe.
  2. Make that recipe during the month. This month, you can make any of these Christmas cookies!
  3. Leave a comment on the challenge recipe’s blog post by the end of the month. This time, the deadline is December 31! 
  4. For a bonus entry, send a picture of what you made to cookingclub@loveandlemons.com.
  5. For another bonus entry, post your photo on Instagram, tagging @loveandlemons and #loveandlemonscookingclub.

The Prize: A $100 Whole Foods Gift Card!

At the end of the month, I’ll randomly select a winner and share some of your photos. This time, we’re giving away a $100 Whole Foods gift card. 

In addition, for every entry we receive, we’ll donate $1 to No Kid Hungry.

Christmas sugar cookies

December’s Recipe: ANY of these 23 Christmas Cookie Recipes!

This month, we’re mixing things up! Instead of choosing one recipe, I’m letting YOU choose ANY of these 23 Christmas Cookie Recipes! 

I love baking a variety of cookies to share with family and friends during the holiday season. Everyone has a different favorite. I love these chewy molasses cookies; Jack’s a fan of classic shortbread, and Ollie loves a cut-out sugar cookie (mostly the sprinkles on top).

So make whichever of these Christmas cookies calls out to you most! The recipes include

  • holiday classics,
  • gluten-free cookies,
  • vegan cookies, and more!

Comment on the Christmas cookies blog post to let us know what kind you made! Think of it as a virtual cookie swap. 🙂 Happy holidays!

Enter the December Challenge

Want to enter? Here’s what you need to do:

  1. Make one of these Christmas cookie recipes sometime in December.
  2. Comment on the Christmas cookies blog post by December 31.
  3. For a bonus entry, send a photo of your cookies to cookingclub@loveandlemons.com.
  4. For another bonus entry, post your photo on Instagram, tagging @loveandlemons and #loveandlemonscookingclub.
  5. Sign up for our email list to find out about next month’s recipe!

I’ll randomly select a winner and share some of your photos in early January.

Last Month’s Recipe

Last month, we made mashed potatoes in honor of Thanksgiving! 111 of you commented on the post, so we’ll be donating that amount to No Kid Hungry. Thanks for joining in!

Here are some of your photos:

And congrats to our winner, Terri!

To Recap

Enter the December Cooking Club Challenge by…

  1. Making one of these Christmas cookie recipes sometime in December.
  2. Leaving a comment on the Christmas cookies blog post by December 31.
  3. Sending a picture of your cookies to cookingclub@loveandlemons.com for a bonus entry.
  4. And for another bonus entry, posting your photo on Instagram, tagging @loveandlemons and #loveandlemonscookingclub.

Happy cooking!

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  1. Phyllis Gruszczynski
    12.22.2024

    These Vegan Gingerbread Cookies have a keep earthy flavor, and the texture was the perfect bite between soft and crisp!

  2. Jackie Macy
    12.21.2024

    I made a double batch of the peanut butter blossoms. They are always a holiday favorite. They turned out perfectly. The timing in the oven and getting the next tray ready works perfectly. Merry Christmas!

  3. Amanda
    12.20.2024

    I made the orange shortbread cookies, and they were spectacular! Simple, yet elegant. Unique, yet crowd-pleasing. They are also stunning 🙂 looking forward to more of your exceptional recipes!

  4. Carrie
    12.12.2024

    This is not the first or last time I will make your ginger molasses cookies! I love the amount of spice, the chewiness, and the ease of this recipe. Five stars!

    • Nancy Nyberg
      12.16.2024

      Loved the peanut butter blossoms and the Mexican Wedding Cookies! Yum

  5. Anne
    12.08.2024

    I made the orange shortbread cookies! Yum. I have been on your cookbook club list and this is my first time participating. Thanks for the inspiration.

    • Jeanine Donofrio
      12.11.2024

      I’m glad you loved them!

  6. MrsK
    12.07.2024

    I am so excited to try the sugar cookie recipe! I’ve just unboxed the cookie press and have my toddler ready to help.

    • Jeanine Donofrio
      12.11.2024

      Aww, I hope you enjoy!

  7. Christine
    12.06.2024

    I love this idea! Now to decide which cookie recipe(s) to make!!

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