og into desired shape. Place cookies on the prepared baking sheet
alf of the cookies. Top with the remaining cookies, bottom side down
hickness and cut out with Christmas cookie cutter.
Sprinkle with
ookie.
To make the cookies, in an electric stand mixer
'm making Christmas cookie shapes, I sprinkle the cookies with red
hole recipe, plan on baking about 4 hours--makes many, many cookies
inch thickness. Cut with Christmas cookie cutters and arrange on
s letters and snowflakes). Place cookies on prepared trays and bake
Cream the butter and sugar together.
Add the egg and the vanilla and almond extracts. Beat well.
Sift together the flour and the baking powder. Add to the liquid mixture slowly, mixing until smooth.
Do not chill the dough!
Force through the cookie press.
Decorate with colored sugar crystals before baking.
Bake at 400 degrees F for 8-10 minutes.
You can add food coloring to the dough before making cookies if you'd like. Green Christmas Trees and Red Hearts look very nice on Santa's plate!
oat.
To arrange the cookies on a large platter, work
f the Christmas tree will depend on the number of cookies you
efore forming cookies. (For example, you can make green christmas trees, red
o perfectly shaped cut-out cookies/ The cookies won't\"spread\" as
1. Mix flour, sugar, and baking powder together in large bowl. Make well in center.
2. Mix oil, milk, anise, and eggs in center of bowl. Whip lightly. Slowly begin to blend with dry ingredients in bowl.
3. Grease cookie pan and make small balls about an inch around and place about 3/4\" apart.
4. Bake at 400 degrees for 8 minutes.
5. After cookies cool, boil water and add to confectioners sugar to make a thick frosting. NEEDS VERY LITTLE WATER per LB. of confectioners. Apply to cooled cookies.
Take the cookie dough; slice on the little lines of dough so you will know where to cut them.
Use bears and Christmas tree cutters.
Put them in the oven.
They show on cookie dough how long to cook.
Eat them!
Stir butter or margarine and sugar on low speed in large bowl of electric mixer.
Add syrup and egg yolks; beat until thoroughly blended.
Stir in flour gradually.
Chill several hours.
Beat egg whites slightly.
Using 1 tablespoon of dough for each cookie, roll into balls.
Brush very slightly with egg white.
Place on greased cookie sheet, leaving a 2-inch space between each cookie. Bake at 375\u00b0 for 5 minutes.
Remove from oven.
Mix eggs, milk, butter and vanilla together.
Then mix all of the dry ingredients to this.
Roll dough out on floured paper, about 1/2-inch thick.
Cut cookies out and bake at 400\u00b0 until light brown. This recipe is great for Christmas cookies or any other holiday cut outs.
oll dough out; cut into cookies and place on a baking
or Christmas to give away.
I always double this recipe.
Why I like (or memories of) my grandma or grandpa's recipe: Because she makes them every year for Christmas.