Christmas Cookies

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1 lb butter

1 cup granulated sugar

1 whole egg plus 2 yolks

5 cups all-purpose flour

1 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. vanilla

1 cup finely ground almonds (optional)



Cream butter and sugar.

Add eggs and vanilla and mix well.

Add flour sifted with baking powder, a little at a time, mixing by hand.



Push through cookie press onto ungreased cookie sheet.



If you like, sprinkle colored sugar on cookies before baking.



Bake at 380F about 10-12 minutes until cookies are browned lightly around edges.



Tip: If using the ground almonds, make sure they are finely ground so that the dough doesn't stick in the cookie press.



Stained Glass Refrigerator Cookies



1 stick butter or margarine, softened

1 cup brown sugar, packed tightly

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla

2 tsp grated orange rind

1-3/4 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 tsp salt1 tsp baking powder



1 cup diced candied fruit

1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans



Beat together butter/margarine, sugar, egg, vanilla and orange rind.

Combine dry ingredients and add a little at a time, mixing well.



Add candied fruit and chopped nuts.



Chill dough and either roll into logs about 2" in diameter, wrap in plastic wrap and freeze before cutting into 1/2" slices OR drop chilled dough onto cookie sheet by spoonfuls on ungreased cookie sheet.



Bake on ungreased cookie sheet at 400F for 6-8 minutes.



To keep stained glass cookies soft and chewy, keep them in a tightly covered container with a slice of white bread or a section of orange on top.




Mincement Cookies

The only good use of mincemeat!



3 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp baking soda

1 cup shortening

1-1/2 cups granulated sugar

3 beaten eggs

1/2 of a 28-oz jar of mincement



Sift dry ingredients. Cream shortening and sugar, add beaten eggs and beat until smooth.

Stir in mincemeat.

Add flour mixture, mixing well.



Chill.



Drop by spoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet.



Bake at 375F for 10-12 minutes.





Peanut Butter Blossoms



1 18oz jar creamy peanut butter (2 cups)

1-1/4 cups granulated sugar

2 large eggs, beaten

48 Hershey's kisses (a 9oz bag has 53 of them)



flour for rolling



Preheat oven to 350F.



Stir peanut butter, sugar, eggs until thoroughly blended.

With floured hands, roll into 1-1/4" balls.



Place cookies 1-1/2 apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.



Bake 12-14 minutes until tops crack (they might smell like they're burning while baking).



While the cookies are baking, unwrap kisses.



Remove cookies from oven and quickly press a kiss into the middle of each while still on the cookie sheet.



Let them sit for at least five minutes before very gently moving the cookies from the cookie sheet to a cooling rack. Let cool for a couple of hours.

[Knee Deep in Water Chloe]

I was actually about to ask you on the other thread what Spritz are! Thank you!

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Dec 13, 2020 11:52:29 GMT -5 Knee Deep in Water Chloe said:

I was actually about to ask you on the other thread what Spritz are! Thank you!

They're a sort of shortbread. Buttery, melt-in-your-mouth, yum! I bet you can find pix on Google.

[toomuchreality]

Yum!
I will send you my address! 😉