French Christmas Cookies

Total Time

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling

Makes

about 2-1/2 dozen

Updated: Dec. 09, 2022
These moist treats will have everyone reaching for more. Folks tell me they enjoy these French Christmas cookies. In fact, the batches I make ahead for my family and store in the freezer until Christmas seem to mysteriously disappear each year—even though the chocolate topping I put on before serving hasn't been added yet! —Judy Wilder, Mankato, Minnesota
French Christmas Cookies Recipe photo by Taste of Home

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 cup 2% milk
  • 2-3/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
  • 2 cups finely chopped walnuts
  • 2 cups milk chocolate chips
  • TOPPING:
  • 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips, melted

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in milk. Gradually beat cracker crumbs into creamed mixture. Stir in walnuts and 2 cups chocolate chips.
  2. Fill 2-in. foil baking cup liners three-fourths full. Place 1 in. apart in 15x10x1-in. baking pans. Bake 10-12 minutes or until set. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
  3. Drizzle with melted chocolate; let stand until set. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Test Kitchen Tips
  • To melt chocolate chips, seal them in a zip-top bag and put it in a pan of hot water. After a few minutes, knead the bag to smooth the chocolate, then cut a small hole in a corner of the bag to pipe out the chocolate.
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  • Nutrition Facts

    1 cookie: 224 calories, 13g fat (5g saturated fat), 12mg cholesterol, 85mg sodium, 24g carbohydrate (18g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.