8 Responses to “christmas cookies?”

1. 
   kate w
   January 25th, 2010 - 4:47 pm

   Get a recipe for vanilla rolled cookies
   Cut 8 star shapes cookies in graduated sizes
   starting with the largest star, frost them as if decorating a christmas tree.
   stack them on top of each other with largest on bottom to smallest on top.

   You then have a decorated cookie christmas tree, for kids to enjoy
   It is fun with ginger bread too!!!
   This recipie comes from a very old cookbook that my mother used over 50 years ago;
   To Prepare above use double the recipe
   Flour, 3 1/2 cups
   Baking powder, 1 teaspoon,
   Salt, 1/2 teaspoon,
   Shortening or Butter, 1 cup,
   Sugar, 1 1/2 cups,
   Eggs, well beated, 2
   Vanilla, 1 1/2 teaspoons

   Sift flour, baking powder and salt together. Cream shortening, add sugar gradually and continue to beat. Add eggs and blend thoroughly, add vanilla. Combine the dry ingredients and the creamed mixture. Mix all thoroughly. Chill for a hour or so

   Roll as thin as possible on a lightly floured board. Cut with cookie cutter or in prefered shapes.
   Sprinkle with sugar, nuts, or coconut
   Bake in a hot oven. 400 degrees F.
   6-10 minutes.
2. 
   Fredrick
   January 25th, 2010 - 4:47 pm

   Make the Christmas tree cookies.
3. 
   Jamie G
   January 25th, 2010 - 4:47 pm

   Snowman Cake
   1 package Betty Crocker layer cake mix, any flavor
   1 package Betty Crocker fluffy white frosting mix, or 1 can prepared white frosting
   Flaked coconut
   Semisweet chocolate pieces
   Gumdrops
   Red shoestring licorice
   Red rope licorice
   2 large chocolate wafers

   Preparation Instructions:

   Grease and flour 2 layer pans, one 8 x 1 1/2 inches and one 9 x 1 1/2 inches. Prepare cake mix as directed on package except divide batter evenly between pans. Prepare frosting as directed on package.

   On aluminum foil covered cardboard, place 8 inch layer for head of snowman and 9 inch layer for body. Frost layers, joining them together. Sprinkle with flaked coconut.

   Use semisweet chocolate pieces for buttons, gumdrops for eyes, eyebrows, and nose, red shoestring licorice for mouth and red rope licorice for muffler. Place large chocolate wafer cookie on each side of head for earmuffs.
4. 
   silverside
   January 25th, 2010 - 4:47 pm

   Berlinerkranzer (Berlin Wreaths)

   1 ½ cups butter shortening (like buttery Crisco)
   1 cup sugar
   2 teaspoons grated orange rind
   2 eggs
   4 cups all-purpose flour
   1 egg white
   2 tablespoons sugar
   Red candied cherries
   Green citron

   Mix shortening, 1 cup sugar, rind, and eggs thoroughly. Stir in flour. Chill dough. Heat oven to 400 degrees. Break off small pieces of dough, about 6” long and ¼” thick. (If rich dough splits apart or seems crumbly, let it warm or work in a few drops of liquid until the dough sticks together.) Form each piece into a circle, bringing one end over and through in a single knot. Leave ½” end on each side. Place on ungreased baking sheet. Beat egg white until frothy; gradually beat in 2 teaspoons of sugar; brush tops with this meringue. Press bits of red candied cherries on center of knot for holiday berries. Add little jagged leaves cut out of green citron. Bake 10 to 12 minutes, or until set but not brown. Makes about 6 dozen 2” cookies.
5. 
   sexi
   January 25th, 2010 - 4:47 pm

   yummy
6. 
   Magick Kitty
   January 25th, 2010 - 4:47 pm

   moose shaped ones. with red hots as noses & ornaments hanging on their antlers.
7. 
   bingcherry2000
   January 25th, 2010 - 4:47 pm

   Check out basic-recipes.com, they offer a nice variety of Christmas cookies
8. 
   somewhere in arkansas
   January 25th, 2010 - 4:47 pm

   Try baking cake mix in the small flat bottom ice cream cones. You can color the icing red or green and then sprinkle them with Christmas sprinkles. Bake them in a muffin tin..be careful not to let them fall over when you put them in the oven. Trust me….they turn out soooo cute.

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