Hi wildchildflower. Don't feel guilty buying pre-made cookies or having no cookies at all. It's OK to skip things sometimes. If fudge is too expensive, it's OK to skip that this year, too. There are some nice grocery stores around that sell this stuff. Take it out of their packaging and put it in your own tins. It's OK. I've done it.

I'm sure your kids will also forgive having a cookie project put off for a bit.