Christmas Cookies Recipes

Recipes for Christmas Cookies


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Sour Cream Sugar Cookie Recipe
The sour cream sugar cookie has a great taste, but is more subtle and flakey than the traditional recipes.
Ingredients
1 stick (1/2 cup) salted butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 pinch of salt
1/2 cup dairy sour cream
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon finely grated lemon peel
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

Hardware
Large bowl
Rolling pin
Cookie cutters
Cookie sheets
Mixer

In a large bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer on medium-high speed for 30 seconds.
Add sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Beat until combined.
Beat in sour cream, egg, vanilla extract, and lemon peel until combined.
Beat in as much flour as you can, then stir in the rest with a spoon.
Divide dough in half. Cover and chill for 1-2 hours.
After dough has chilled for allotted time, preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
On a floured surface roll out dough until it is 1/4-1/8-inch thick. Using floured cookie cutters, cut out shapes and place 1 inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake for 7-8 minutes or until edges are firm. Immediately transfer cookies to a cooling surface.



Candy Cane Christmas Cookies Recipes:
1 Basic Christmas Cookie Recipe Mix
1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
Red paste food color
1/2 c (2 1/2 oz) crushed peppermint candy
Red edible glitter

Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly grease 2 baking sheets.

In large bowl of electric mixer, comibine cookie mix, egg and vanilla. At low speed, beat until mixture forms a dough.
Divide dough in half; remove one half from bowl.
With food paste, tint dough in bowl red; add candy. Mix well.
On work surface, divide each half dough into 20 equal pieces; working with one piece at a time, roll dough into 8" rope.
Place a plain and red rope side by side; press together lightly and twist. Place twist on prepared baking sheet; curve top to form cane. Repeat with remaining dough.
Bake cookies 10 to 12 min or until golden. Sprinkle with glitter; transfer to wire rack to cool.



Ginger Crackles
3/4 cup vegetable shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup molasses
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 t. cinnamon
2 t. baking soda
1/4 t. salt
2 t. ground ginger
1 t. ground cloves
2-4 T. sugar for rolling

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Cream together shortening and sugar. Beat in egg and molasses. In a separate bowl, combine all dry ingredients and then add to wet mixture. Shape into 1" balls and roll in sugar. Place 2" apart on greased cookie sheets. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Do not overcook.

Yields 3 1/2 dozen



Italian Cookies Recipes
3/4 cup shortening (Crisco)
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs -- well beaten
3 1/2 cups flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Cream shortening and sugar together; add eggs. Sift dry ingredients together, then add milk and vanilla; mix well. Roll out dough 1/4 inch thick. Cut with round cutter. Place on cookie sheet. Brush top of cookie with egg white. Add raisins or nuts or dates or prunes chocolate chips. Bake at 400F for 15 minutes.
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