How can i make these holiday cookies, and how much in advanced can i make my pies and cookies?

I love making foods for the holidays, and i usually make my apple pies and hand them out to people i know…. but this year i would like to make my pies and cookies in advance…. how long can i leave my pies in the freezer after i make them if i want to put them togetehr in advanced…. this way all i have to do is bake them.

also how can i make these cookies: can i make them i advanced to?

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Can cookie cutter recipes be made in the bread machine?

I have a bread machine and the recipe book that came with the machine does not show any cookie recipes. There are plenty of cookie recipes online but can I put these ingredients into the bread machine under dough so that I don’t have to make them by hand? The holidays are coming and I have a zillion cookie cutters that we are dying to use. Will this work? Diana

looking for a certain cookie,like a soft shortbread/sugar,used mainly for holiday cookies..xmas tree/pumpkin. ?

i remember getting these cookies in elementary school lunches during the holidays…..the only thing i can think of them tasty like is a soft shortbread….add food coloring for x mas tree shapes or pumpkin shapes etc.