12 Days of Cookies Recap – and Happy New Year!!
Happy New Year everybody!! You might be all holiday cookie-d out. I know I am. But I wanted to recap my 12 Days of Cookies from the holidays to help spread inspiration in case you have any late holiday parties coming up. I wasn’t sure if I was going to make it there for a while with me starting late and all. But I made it and I’m so glad I did. Maybe next year I’ll do 12 Days of Cupcakes…
My 12 Days of Cookies:
Day 1: Lumberjacks
Day 2: Peppermint Sandies
Day 3: The great Sugar Cookie Debate
Day 4: Fudge
Day 5: Cranberry Orange Cookies
Day 6: Chocolate Chip Snowballs
Day 7: Peppermint Chocolate Cookies
Day 8: Snickerdoodles
Day 9: Candy Cane & Mint Kiss Cookies
Day 10: Chocolate Peppermint Meringue Cookies
Day 11: Butter Ball Cookies
Day 12: Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies






I am Jen the Beantown Baker. Engineer by day and baking maven by night. Hubby serves as my #1 fan and official taste tester. We got hitched back in 2006. Barefoot. In the sand. With the waves crashing behind us. It was one of the best decisions we’ve ever made. 






I am going to try this today on a chocolate layer cake that I found the recipe for on epicurious…. Wish me luck! I will post how it turns out…..
I don’t have an electric mixer. can this be made by hand and get the same consistency? I’m finding mine runny.
How long does the frosting keep in the fridge? Can I leave it for two days?
beantownbaker — April 25th, 2013 @ 7:44 am
It will be fine in the fridge for a week or so.
wil this work with home-made cream cheese? I make my own from sour cream by draining the liquids from it overnight in a cloth…
beantownbaker — May 16th, 2013 @ 8:42 am
While I haven’t tried it myself, I don’t see why it wouldn’t work. I’d love to hear how it turns out for you.
How do I keep cream cheese frosting from being so runny that the frosted cake has to be kept in the fridge? Are there proportion formulas, e.g., 1 part cream cheese : 1 part butter : 2 parts powdered sugar for a firm frosting?
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beantownbaker — September 2nd, 2014 @ 7:24 pm
I use this recipe for frosting a cake. If you need to make it more stiff, add more sugar.