Here ya go. These things are like crack.
SEVEN LAYER COOKIES
1 stick butter
1 1/2 cups graham crackers
1 can Eagle brand sweetened condensed milk
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 1/2 cups coconut
1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
1 cup butterscotch chips
Melt butter in a cake pan. Sprinkle crumbs over butter. Top with remaining solid ingredients in the order given and press down firmly. Pour sweetened condensed milk over to top.
Bake 25 minutes or until lightly brown at 350 degrees.
These are also known as Hello Dollies. I have no idea why. My mother’s version doesn’t include the butterscotch chips.
Chocolate leaves. Not that anyone in my family (including myself) actually ever baked them…we’re all terrible cooks.
During the holidays, however, there used to be a bunch of bakeries by me that sold them. Rents go up, small bakeries get pushed out and now, no more chocolate leaves. 
A friend send me all these cookie names. In the e-mail, clicking on the name brings up the recipe. If anyone wants a copy, e-mail me.
1-2-3 Cookies 7 Layer Cookies Allie Nelson’s Famous Snickerdoodle Cookies Almond Crescent Shortbread Amish Sugar Cookies Andies Candies Cookies Angel Crisps Angenets Applesauce Cookies Apricot Fold-Overs Aunt Edy’s Molasses Crinkles Auntie Linda’s Ginger Gems Bakeless Dream Cookies Banana Drop Cookies Best Chocolate Chip Cookies in the World Biscotti Biscotti Blueberry Cookies Boiled Chocolate Oatmeal Drop Cookies Bronwnies Brown Sugar Shortbread Brownie Cookies Brownie Delight Brownies Buccaneer Snowballs Buried Cherry Cookies Butter Cookies Butter Nut Balls Butterballs Butterscotch Haystacks C.O.P. Cookies Candy Cane Cookies Candy Cookies Caramel Shortbread Cheesecake Brownies Cherry Buns Cherry Crowns Cherry Winks Chewies Chewy Noels Chinese Chews/Haystacks Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars Chocolate Chip Cookies Chocolate Chip Meltaways Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies Chocolate Christmas Trees Chocolate Cream Cheese Squares Chocolate Crinkles Chocolate Mint Snow-Top Cookies Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies (no bake) Chocolate Snowball Cookies Chocolate Streusel Bars Chocolate Sundae Cookies Chocolate Walnut Crumb Bars Choco-Scotch Crunchies Choose A Cookie Dough Recipe Christmas Crackers Christmas Crunch Bars Christmas Ginger Snaps Christmas Macaroons Christmas Mice Cookies Christmas Shaped Cookies Church Window Cookies Coconut Cookies Congo Squares Cookie in a Jar Corn Flakes Cookies Cornflake Christmas Wreaths Cowboy Cookies (oatmeal) Cream Cheese Cookies with Apricot Filling Crème De Menthe Chocolate Squares Crème Wafers Crescent Cookies Crispy Crunchies Date Nut Balls Date-nut Pinwheel Cookies Diabetic Peanut Butter Cookies Disgustingly Rich Brownies Doodles Double chocolate chip cookies Double-Chocolate Crinkles Eatmore Cookies Eggnog Cookies Elizabeth’s Sugar Cookies Elves Quick Fudge Brownies Emily Dickinson’s Gingerbread Cookie Recipe Emily’s Best Brownies Famous Oatmeal Cookies Firemen Cookies Fluffy Shortbread Cookies Forgotten Cookies Frosted Peanut Butter Brownies Fruit Cake Cookies Fruitcake Squares Fry Pan Cookies Gems Ginger Cookies Ginger Crinkles Gingerbread Baby Gingerbread Cookies with Butter Cream Icing Gingerbread Men Gingerbread Men Ginny’s Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies Glory’s Golden Graham Squares Glory’s Sugar Cookies Gramma Chapman’s chocolate coconut drops Grandma Elsie’s Zimt (cinnamon) Cookies Grandma J’s Butter Cookies Grandma Olson’s Parkay Cookies Great Grandmothers Sugar Cookies Gum Drop Cookies Gumdrop Gems Haystack Cookies Ho-Ho Bars Holiday Cereal Snaps Holiday Chocolate Butter Cookies Holiday Raisin Walnut Bars Holly Cookies Hungarian Cookies (Little Nut Rolls) Ice Box Cookies Irresistible Peanut Butter Cookies Italian Cookies Jacob’s Peppermint Snowballs Jam Bars Jessica’s Famous Brownies Jessie’s Chocolate Chip Cookies Jubilee Jumbles Juliet’s Peanut Butter Blossoms Jumbo Chocolate Chip Cookies Kentucky Colonels Kiefle (cream cheese cookies with jam filling) Kifflings Kiss Cookies Lacy Swedish Almond Wafers Lemon Angel Bar Cookies Lemon Bars Lemon Cake Cookies Lemon Cream Cheese Cookies Lemon Squares Linzer Tarts Log Cabin Cookies Luscious Lemon Squares M&M Cookies Magic Cookie Bars Melt in Your Mouth Cutout Sugar Cookies Melting Shortbread Meme’s Cream Cheese Cookies Milk Chocolate Florentine Cookies Mincemeat Cookies Mincemeat Goodies Molasses Cookies Molasses Forest Cookies Molasses Sugar Cookies Mom Mom’s Crescent Cookies Mom-Mom’s Ginger Cookies Mom’s Nutmeg Sugar Cookies Mom’s Old Fashion “Puffy” Sugar Cookies Monster Cookies Moravian Christmas Cookies Nana’s Famous Soft Southern Cookies Nitey Nite Cookies No Bake Chocolate Cookies No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies No Bake Cookies No Bake Cookies No Bake Peanut Butter Cookies No-Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies No-Bake Cookies Norwegian Sugar Cookies Nut Balls Oatmeal Bars Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Nut Cookies Oatmeal Coconut Crisps Oatmeal Cookies Oatmeal Scotchies Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies Ooey Gooey Caramel Chocolate Dunk Ooey Gooey Squares Orange Slice Cookies Parking Lot Cookies Peanut Blossoms Peanut Butter Bars Peanut Butter Blossoms Peanut Butter Cereal Cookies Peanut Butter Chewies Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars Peanut Butter Cookies Peanut Butter Cookies Peanut butter fingers Peanut Butter Reindeer Peanut Butter Surprises Peanut Marshmallow Cookies Pecan Puff Cookies Peppermint Snowballs Peppernuts Persimmon Cookies Persimmon Cookies Petey’s Yummy Spicy Almond Thins Pfeffernuesse Pffefferneuse Cookies Pineapple Filled Cookies Pizzelles Potato Chip Cookies Potato Flake Cookies Praline Cookies Praline Strips Pterodactyl Nests Pumpkin Bars Pumpkin Bars Pumpkin Chip Cookies Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies Pumpkin Cookies Queen Biscuits Quick Cookies Raised Sugar Cookies Raisin Filled Oatmeal Bars Raspberry Meringue Bars Really Peanutty Butter Cookies Reese`s Brownies Reese’s Peanut Butter Bars Rich Flavor Christmas Cookies Rich Lemon Bars Ricotta Cheese Cookies Royal Almond Christmas Bars Rudolph Cinnamon Cookies Russian Tea Cookies Russian Teacakes Samantha & Kelsey’s Chocolate Chip Cookies Sand Art Brownies Santa Claus Cookie Pops Santa Claus Cookies Santa’s Butterscotch Melts Santa’s Shorts Santa’s Special Squares Scotch Cakes Scotch Shortbread Scotcharoos Scotcheroos Seven Layer Cookies Short Bread Cookies Shortbread Skor Squares Snicker Doodle Cookies Snickerdoodles Snickerdoodles Snow Balls Sour Cream Apple Squares Sour Cream Christmas Cookies Special K Cookies Spice Cookies Spicy Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Spritz Cookies Stained Glass Window Cookies Stir & Drop Sugar Cookies Sugar Cookies Sugar Cookies Sugar Cookies Swedish Pepparkakor (Pepper Cake) Cookies Swedish Sugar Cookies Sweet Marie’s Swiss Treats Taralle (Italian Cookies) Tea Time Tassies Texas Brownies The Best Shortbread in The World Thumbprint Cookies Thumbprint Cookies Toffee Squares Traditional Christmas Sugar Cookies Traditional Gingerbread Men Cookies Triple-Chocolate Chip Cookies Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookies Vanilla Waffer Balls Walnut Butter Cookies Walnut Crumb Bars White Chip Chocolate Cookies Wild Oatmeal Cookies Will’s Famous Apple Jack Cookies Yummy Yummy Peanut Butter Blossoms
I’ve just come home from the grocery store, where I bought:
20 pounds flour
15 pounds white sugar
6 pounds brown sugar
2 dozen eggs
4 pounds butter
1 can shortening
2 1/2 pounds pitted dates
5 pounds walnuts
1 pound pecans
2 pounds raisins
1 1/2 pounds coconut
2 pounds candied fruits
2 boxes graham crackers
3 jars seedless raspberry jam
3 containers various colored sprinkles
1 container each red and green decorating sugars
2 pound bag powdered sugar
1 bottle pure vanilla extract
1 bottle almond extract
3 bags chocolate chips.
IOW, I have spend my entire grocery budget and have not a single nutritious item to serve.
But who needs nutrition? Shortly we will have
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Okay, before you all worry about the household developing instant diabetes, we give cookie platter to all our neighbors, plus take them to his and my work Christmas potlucks, plus more to several elderly ladies. That means we’ll only have, oh, maybe 7 dozen left to eat ourselves. 
When I was 12 I decided to give baking a try around the Holidays. I wanted to impress everyone with a really unusual recipe. I scoured Betty Crocker for hours and finally decided to go with the Brazilian Coffee Cookie. Daring, no?
I followed the recipe with a level of precision rivaled only by the greatest microbiologists of our time–or any other time for that matter.
I sifted. I creamed. I pre-heated… I whisked. I stirred. I blended.
About an hour after I had begun, the first batch of cookies came out of the oven. The cookies beautiful golden brown color was like the dessert sand of the Sahara. The aroma wafting through the kitchen brought to mind a truly wonderful espresso.
I called the entire family together (all 6 of them) in the kitchen to sample my glorious creations. They all grabbed a cookie and took a healthy bite. Immediately upon mouth contact, most of my family members started looking for some way to dispose of the contents in their mouth. I was devastated.
Turns out that when a recipe calls for 2 cups of coffee, you’re supposed to dilute before adding to the mix…
Oh, don’t feel too bad. I’m still haunted by the incident we refer only to as the Salt Scone Hockey Puck Debacle. Sugar and salt in ziploc baggies in the pantry? They look a LOT alike. 1/2 cup is a LOT of salt in a baked good At least yours was caffeinated…
Be careful baking cookies with Airbake sheets!
I thought they were terrific for everything until one year I attempted lady locks on airbake sheets. I learned the hard way that if the dough has a lot of butter or shortening (bah - I use butter) in it that your cookies may melt instead of setting up properly. Some cookies need the high heat to get them to firm up quickly and maintain shape. My lady locks were all puddly on the bottom of the clothespins.
I’ve seen some drop cookies turn into puddles on airbakes. I love them for biscuits, but I’m cautious with cookies now.
Get an oven thermometer and check he temperature of your oven. With a thermometer I discovered that my oven sometimes doesn’t get hot enough and other times gets too hot.
Either that or she needs a timer.
Thanks for the tip. I so rarely make delicate cookies anymore that I haven’t had a serious problem with them. I’ll definately keep it in mind though.
Yes, that’s what I called them in my OP – with the same “Why the name?” puzzlement! 
I hope it’s not too late to bump this Christmas cookie thread.
I’m having my Christmas cookie neighborhood exchange tonight. I made four kinds of cookies, including jellyblue’s red wine cookies. These are awesome! Really easy to make (assuming you don’t mind the chill time). I chilled the dough for two hours – can’t imagine why it would need as long as six – and cooked them for 11 minutes. 14 was way too long in my oven. I just cut them out in rounds with a drinking glass, cooked 'em up, and frosted them with the glaze. They’re delish! They taste sweet but a little different in a way people won’t be able to idenfity; I think you wouldn’t know there was wine in them unless you were told. We’ll see how they go over at the exchange tonight. 
Anyone else have any updates on the Christmas baking?
We had a nor’easter and my friend had to cancel her cookie party. She always makes Hello Dollies as her contribution to the swap. I bought buttloads of coconut and the other stuff for coconut macaroons (which I planned to dip in chocolate and almonds) and have no immediate use for it. I may make what I planned to, for the office, without the stress of a new recipe potentially going bad and ruining the cookie swap.
My late aunt used to make the best Christmas cookies-they were flavored by the (german origin) liqueur called kummel. I loved those cookies! I found a recope on the net, but I can’t find Kummel anywhere-none of the liquor stores I hopped ahve it-apparently, nobody stocks it anymore. Kummel is flavored with caraway seeds-anybody know if you can make it at home?