Not-So-Christmasy Christmas Movies
U.S. State Capitals
Christmas Cookie Conundrum
Dangerous / Discontinued Toys
Christmas Traditions and Symbols (Cont.)
200

This action movie proves that nothing says Christmas like terrorists, air vents, and a barefoot cop.


Die Hard

200

Mississippi

Jackson

200
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 cup salted butter, softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ All Purpose Flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon cream of tartar

Sugar Cookies

200

This toy kitchen appliance became famous for burning kids’ hands while baking tiny cakes.

Easy Bake Oven

200

This tradition involves singing festive songs door-to-door.

Christmas Caroling

400

A Christmas Eve party goes horribly wrong when a man learns about an underground fight club.


Fight Club

400

DAILY DOUBLE

Cheyenne

400
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 4 ounces full-fat cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg yolk (yolk ONLY)
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg (or ground nutmeg)
  • ¼ teaspoon salt

Spritz Cookies

400

This toy dart gun originally used hard plastic tips before switching to foam for safety.

Nerf

400

This striped sugary treat is often shaped like a shepherd's crook.

Candy Cane

600

Christmas lights and cocaine collide in this 1983 crime drama starring Al Pacino.


Scarface

600

Kentucky

Frankfort

600
  • 3 and 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 Tablespoon ground ginger
  • 1 Tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 10 Tablespoons unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
  • 3/4 cup packed light or dark brown sugar
  • 2/3 cup dark molasses
  • 1 large egg, at room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Gingerbread Cookies

600

These outdoor throwing toys were banned after causing serious head and eye injuries.

Lawn Darts / Jarts

600

DAILY DOUBLE

This holiday tradition features a small figurine said to watch children’s behavior and report back to Santa.

800

A troubled teenager, time travel, and an unsettling bunny mask all take place during the Christmas season in this cult classic.


Donnie Darko

800

Dover

Delaware

800
  • 2 and 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 and 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 1 and 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
  • 1/2 cup packed light or dark brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup dark molasses
  • 1 large egg, at room temperature
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Molasses Cookies

800

This toy let kids make gummy bugs using hot metal plates and often caused burns.

Creepy Crawlers

800

This strategic gift exchange game involves swapping and stealing humorous or impractical presents.

White Elephant

1000

Set during the holidays, this dark comedy follows a divorced dad who becomes a professional mall Santa—very reluctantly.


Bad Santa

1000

South Dakota

Pierre

1000
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 and 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
  • 1 and 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg + 1 large egg yolk, at room temperature
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Snickerdoodles

1000

A popular doll recalled when its hair and clothes were found to be flammable.

Chatty Cathy

1000

This old-fashioned tree decoration is made by stringing popped food items together.

Popcorn Garland

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