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What's your favorite Christmas cookie?

19,213 2,792 December 1, 2008 at 02:48 PM in Grocery
I'm always on the lookout for new recipies - what is your family's favorite Christmas cookie?

My family goes nuts over spritz. I'm only allowed to make trees and the flower with a red hot in the center. I do a batch with splenda for my mom and call them Festivus cookies. Coverlaugh

I use an electric press for these. I'd be lost without it - I probably make 6 batches over Christmas.



Joy of Cooking Spritz

Makes about 5 dozen 2" cookies

Beat on medium speed until very fluffy and well blended:

1/2 lb (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar

Add and beat until well combined:

2 large egg yolks
1/4 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
3/4 tsp almond extract

Sift over the top and stir in until well blended and smooth:

2 1/4 cups all purpose flour

To press the cookies:

If the dough seems soft and difficult to handle, stir in 1 to 2 tbs flour. Cover and refrigerate until slightly stiff but not at all hard, 30-40 minutes.

Position a rack in the upper third of the oven. Preheat to 350.

Press out the cookies leaving about an inch between them. Decorate as desired and bake 1 sheet at a time for 9-12 minutes. Remove the pan and let stand for a few minutes before removing cookies to a rack to cool.
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Last Edited by Gromit January 8, 2009 at 08:36 PM
Cookie Recipe Index

Joy of Cooking Spritz — AggieMom

Southern Tea Cakes — carebearsluv

Chocolate Crinkles [bettycrocker.com], Spimoni cookies, Santas Whiskers, Russian Tea Cakes (post) — lippy_grl1

HIdden Mint Cookies (post) — lippy_grl1

Christmas Wreaths [familyoven.com] (post) — MrLuckypants

Lemon Cream Cheese Cookie — ZoeBoe'smom

Ice Box Cookies & Molasses Crinkles — Zoe Moon

Mexican Mocha Balls (post) — lippy_grl1

No Bake Cookies — jennidbell

Butterscotch Gingerbread cookies (post) — Dizzy Devil

Reindeer Chow & Cookie in a Jar (post) — AggieMom

Snickerdoodles — ZanyBrain

Butterscotch Haystacks — RandomGirl

(Andes) Chocolate Mint Candies Cookies [allrecipes.com] (post) — AggieMom

unnamed cream cheese oreo/nutter butter cookie balls — twskls

Eggnog Snickerdoodles — periwinkle1979

Snowdrops — HeartSong

Bycracky Bars — hathor

Candy Cane Sugar Twist Cookies — Gromit

Short Bread Cookies & Chocolate Truffles — supplementtogo

Play Dough Cookies (post and post) — Zoe Moon

Pinwheel Cookies [countrykitchensa.com] (post) — HeartSong

Snickerdoodle [cookie-recipes.net] (post) — HeartSong

Bacon and Eggs — laTeri

Maple Spritz cookies [fooddownunder.com] (post) — Q-Bert

Beth's Spicy Oatmeal Cookies [allrecipes.com] (post) — ZoeBoe'smom

Date Nut Pinwheel Cookies — Randomclarity

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hathor
12-13-2008 at 05:44 PM.
12-13-2008 at 05:44 PM.
I've decided to make Santa's Whiskers next.. but I ran out of cherries. So I've sent DH out to restock me! Woot
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hathor
12-13-2008 at 08:20 PM.
12-13-2008 at 08:20 PM.
Hmm... the Santa's Whiskers turned out to be very dry dough.. almost powder like. I had to keep adding milk just to make it try to stick together. It is chilling now. Will bake them off tomorrow. I just hope they keep their shape and not fall apart when I unwrap them. To the person that posted them (sorry I forget who it was), did you find them to be too dry to form into a roll?
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supplementtogo
12-14-2008 at 09:53 AM.
12-14-2008 at 09:53 AM.
Hello,

This looks like a great discussion and yummie.

My favourite is Short Bread Cookies

3 Cups of Flour
1 Cup Icing Sugar
2 Cups of Butter

Second Favourite Chocolate Truffles

3/4 Cup of Butter
3/4 Cup of Cocoa
1 Can Sweetened Condensed Milk
1 teaspoon of Vanilla

Refrigerate for 3 hours

Roll into balls and dip in toppings nuts, icing sugar etc...
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Gromit
12-14-2008 at 09:57 AM.
12-14-2008 at 09:57 AM.
Quote from hathor :
... To the person that posted them (sorry I forget who it was), did you find them to be too dry to form into a roll?
Secret There's a handy index in the wiki post.

It was lippy_grl1 in this post.
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hathor
12-14-2008 at 10:24 AM.
12-14-2008 at 10:24 AM.
Ok, so Santa's Whiskers are done, Russian Tea Cakes are done and Spumoni is chilling in the fridge. Phew! Time for a break! laugh out loud
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hathor
12-14-2008 at 10:29 AM.
12-14-2008 at 10:29 AM.
Quote from Gromit :
Secret There's a handy index in the wiki post.

It was lippy_grl1 in this post.
Secret That only works when you're not in reply mode. Smilie
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OwenKealy
12-14-2008 at 10:44 AM.
12-14-2008 at 10:44 AM.
Quote from Conlaw :
anything that requires a fork and knife Eat





(waiting to be pounded with "fatty" comments from the Mean Girls)
Mmm. Meat cookie! [blogspot.com]



Actually, as complex and cool as various cookies are, I'm a big sucker for the plain old sugar cookie. Big Grin
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Gray.
12-14-2008 at 10:52 AM.
12-14-2008 at 10:52 AM.
I just like plain old cut out cookies with homemade frosting and sprinkles. It's a tradition for my family when we were kids to make those cookies together.
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hathor
12-14-2008 at 11:37 AM.
12-14-2008 at 11:37 AM.
Puppy Chow is done Teehee
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AggieMom
12-14-2008 at 11:41 AM.
12-14-2008 at 11:41 AM.
Quote from hathor :
Puppy Chow is done Teehee
You are on a roll, lady! laugh out loud
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hathor
12-14-2008 at 11:47 AM.
12-14-2008 at 11:47 AM.
Quote from AggieMom :
You are on a roll, lady! laugh out loud
I know! And it's still early afternoon! laugh out loud Once the Spumoni is chilled, I can just pop those in the oven. My cookie list is dwindling very quickly. Smilie I still have sugar cookies to make, more bycracky bar, stollen, and I am forgetting one thing at the moment. laugh out loud
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hathor
12-14-2008 at 11:51 AM.
12-14-2008 at 11:51 AM.
My DH just walked in on me licking the HUGE bowl I made puppy chow in. Roll He burst out laughing and wanted to go get the camera. laugh out loud Me with my big belly licking a bowl of chocolate. laugh out loud
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euuser104047
12-16-2008 at 03:58 PM.
12-16-2008 at 03:58 PM.
AM, I just made your spritz cookies and my wife loved them!! bounce

I do have one question. What is the best way to store your cookies until you are ready to bring them out? Zip lock? cookie tins?

What keeps them the freshest?
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AggieMom
12-16-2008 at 04:11 PM.
12-16-2008 at 04:11 PM.
Quote from plite :
AM, I just made your spritz cookies and my wife loved them!! bounce

I do have one question. What is the best way to store your cookies until you are ready to bring them out? Zip lock? cookie tins?

What keeps them the freshest?
Ziplock for sure. Get as much air out as you can. Rock
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Zoe Moon
12-16-2008 at 04:18 PM.
12-16-2008 at 04:18 PM.
Don't know what they taste like but they look really cool.

Play Dough Cookies [blogspot.com]
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