Find out what you need to bake the best Christmas cookies on this lesson of Grocery School.  Basic Ingredients For Christmas Cookies: baking flour brown sugar salt baking soda baking powder vanilla extract cinnamon nutmeg ginger allspice unsalted butter brown eggs You should avoid using margarine instead of butter as it has high water content and it changes the texture of cookies. Tips For Homemade Cookies: * Sift all dry ingredients to avoid clumps. * Double the amount of vanilla to double the deliciousness. * High-Quality add-in ingredients. * Don’t forget decorations with powdered sugar, butter, and food dye. (Most icing recipes call for decorations)