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On Monday my best friend came over and we made Christmas cookies. I started out with Magic Cookie Bars, also known as death-on-a-plate for my husband. These are delicious, but really rich and cholesterol-inducing.
1/2 c butter
1 1/2 c graham cracker crumbs
14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
1 c chocolate chips
1 1/3 c flaked coconut
1 c chopped nuts

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. melt the butter in a casserole dish in the oven while its preheating. Mix the crumbs in and press them down evenly in the bottom of the pan. Drizzle the condensed milk over the crumbs, then layer on the chocolate, coconut, and nuts. Bake for 25 minutes, then cool.
My friend made the oatmeal ones from a recipe I used a lot in high school. It makes very fluffy, almost cake-like cookies that are really filling. You can eat them for breakfast without feeling bad (hey, it has oatmeal and fruit, which is more than can be said for doughnuts). If anyone wants the recipe I'll be happy to post it.
We finished up with a big batch of peanut butter blossoms, which is definitely a two-person job due to all of the rolling and sugaring involved. But oh, are they good warm out of the oven.
I also put all the lights on the tree, a job which my mother has traditionally held but which she also loathes with a deep and abiding passion. I got a lot of pine sap in my hair, but I think it turned out pretty nicely.