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What's your favorite Christmas cookie?
December 1, 2008 at
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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.
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.
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.
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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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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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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Not sure of te exact recipe my wife uses, but found this one online.
http://www.fooddownund
AggieMom, what electric spritz do you use. Most of te ones I've seen have terrible reviews. (ie. not enough power, etc.)
Beth's Spicy Oatmeal Cookies [allrecipes.com]
Not sure of te exact recipe my wife uses, but found this one online.
http://www.fooddownund
AggieMom, what electric spritz do you use. Most of te ones I've seen have terrible reviews. (ie. not enough power, etc.)
Mine is the only 5 star review showing.
Bacon and Eggs:
2 thin pretzel rods
Almond bark
yellow M&M's
melt almond bark, on wax paper place 2 pretzel rods, put a little almond bark over them and top with a yellow M&M. Tastes like white chocolate covered pretzels with a bit of chocolate from the M&M
Attachment 153952
chocolate peanut butter cookies, quick, easy and no baking:
Put peanut butter between 2 ritz crackers (like an oreo), dip in melted baking chocolate, or almond bark and cool on wax paper. You can put sprinkles on top while still warm too...
Mine is the only 5 star review showing.
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Date Nut Pinwheel Cookies
"This recipe makes three rolls of dough, which can be frozen until ready to bake."
yield 5 dozen
* 1 cup butter (at room temperature)
* 2 cups packed brown sugar
* 3 eggs
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
* 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
* 8 ounces dates, pitted and chopped
* 1 cup finely chopped pecans
* 1/2 cup water
* 1/2 cup white sugar
DIRECTIONS
1. Cream the butter and brown sugar together in a mixing bowl until smooth. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in the vanilla. Sift the cinnamon, salt, baking soda, and flour together in a second mixing bowl. Slowly stir the flour mixture into the egg mixture until evenly blended.
2. Divide the dough evenly into three portions and place each on a square of waxed paper. Wrap and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.
3. Meanwhile, make the filling by combine the dates, pecans, water and white sugar in a saucepan set over low heat. Cook and stir until the filling has a paste-like consistency. Cool slightly.
4. Working with one portion at a time, roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to make a rectangle about 1/4 inch thick. Spread 1/3 of the filling evenly over the dough; roll up to make a log. Repeat the process with the remaining dough. Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.
5. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Lightly grease two baking sheets.
6. Using a sharp, serrated knife, cut the rolls into 1/4 inch slices. Place the slices on prepared baking sheets.
7. Bake in preheated oven until set and lightly browned, about 15 minutes. Cool on racks.
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These are very similiar to russian tea cakes
Recipes:
http://www.foodnetwork
forget the "ground gum powder"
http://www.christmas-cookies.com/...iedes.html
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Kour...etail.as
you can forget the cloves, or least go easy on them
http://greekfood.about
forget the rose water