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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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January 8, 2009
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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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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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