Blog : Seasons Holiday special

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12/14/2008 3:37 am

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12/22/2008 10:02 pm

Seasons Holiday special

Don't we always want to preparte something in advace for the big celebration...here are some choice that you can prepare in advance...

CHRISTMAS COOKIES IDEAS:

1/2 C. butter
1 C. brown sugar
1 C. light molasses
1 egg, beaten
4 C. flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. ground cloves
1/2 tsp. nutmeg

Cream butter and sugar. Blend in molasses and eggs.
Sift dry ingredients together and stir into molasses-egg mixture. Roll dough out on a lightly floured board and cut into shapes with cookie cutters. Bake on greased cookie sheets in 350ºF oven for 10 to 12 minutes

Arabianna

12/14/2008 3:53 am

Grandma's Christmas Cookies Recipe
Yield: 6 dozen

2 cup Granulated sugar
1 cup Butter, softened
2 Eggs
1 tsp Vanilla
5 cup All-purpose flour
1 tsp Baking soda
1 cup Sour cream

COFFEE FROSTING
1 tb Instant coffee granules
1 tb Hot water
6 tb Butter, softened
1 tsp Vanilla
3 cup Sifted powdered sugar
1/3 cup Whipping cream

Beat granulated sugar and 1 cup butter in large bowl until light and fluffy. Blend in eggs and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Combine flour and baking soda; add alternately with sour cream, mixing well after each addition. Refrigerate 6 hours or overnight.

Divide dough into 4 pieces. Roll out 1 piece on lightly floured surface to 1/8" thickness (keep remaining dough refrigerated). Cut into desired shapes; place on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake at 375F for 10-12 minutes or until bottoms are golden brown. Repeat with remaining dough. Cool completely. Frost with Coffee Frosting.
COFFEE FROSTING: Dissolve coffee granules in water. Beat 6 tablespoons butter in medium bowl until soft. Stir in coffee mixture and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Add powdered sugar; mix until well combined. Gradually add cream until good spreading consistency

Arabianna

12/14/2008 3:54 am

Christmas Angel Cookies
Yield: 3 dozen

1/2 cup Shortening
1/2 cup Cream cheese, softened
1 cup Light brown sugar
1/2 cup Granulated sugar
2 Eggs
3 cup Flour
1/2 tsp Baking soda
1/2 tsp Salt
1 tb Vanilla
2 cup Candied fruit, mixed
2 cup Broken pecans or almonds * firmly packed
Preheat oven to 350F. In a large bowl, cream shortening and cream cheese until smooth and fluffy. Add sugars and eggs, mixing well. In a separate bowl, sift flour, baking soda and salt together. Add flour mixture to egg and sugar mixture; add vanilla. Mix well. Add candied fruit and nuts. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto lightly oiled cookie sheet and bake at 350F for about 10-12 minutes. The cookies will be just browned at the edges. Hint: You may have to mix candied fruit and nuts in with your hands; a little shortening on your fingers will keep the mixture from sticking.

Arabianna

12/14/2008 3:56 am

Christmas Shortbread Recipe
Yield: 1 dozen

1 cup Butter
1/2 cup Sugar
1 tsp Vanilla extract
2 cup Flour
2 pinch Salt
Preheat oven to 350F. Cream butter, sugar, and vanilla until light and fluffy. Mix flour and salt, then beat into butter mixture until thoroughly blended, to make soft dough.

To make bars: on work surface dusted with flour, pat dough into rectangle 1/2" thick, 2" wide, and about 17" long. Use knife or fluted pastry cutter to cut into 1" bars. Use spatula to transfer bars to ungreased cookie sheet, leaving 1" between bars. Prick each bar with fork several times. Bake for 20-25 minutes, until lightly colored. Do not over bake; the bars should not brown. Let cool on cookie sheet for one minute, then carefully transfer to wire racks to finish cooling.

To make wedges: Dust your hands and ungreased cookie sheet with flour. Pat dough into ball. Pat ball into flat disk about 1/2" thick and 7" in diameter on cookie sheet. With edge of plastic ruler dusted with flour, mark disk in 8 wedges, cutting about halfway through dough, and prick dough all over and crimp edges with fork. Bake for 30 minutes, then take cookie sheet out and cut through shortbread on marked lines. Return shortbread to oven for five more minutes. Let wedges cool on cookie sheet for one minute, then carefully transfer to wire racks to finish cooling.

Arabianna

12/14/2008 3:58 am

Favorite Christmas Cookies Recipe
Yield: 3 Dozen

1 1/2 cup Butter
1 cup Sugar
2 Eggs
3 tb Milk
1 tsp Vanilla
3 1/4 cup Flour
1 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Salt
Cream butter and sugar in mixer bowl until light. Add eggs, milk, and vanilla and blend well. Stir together flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to creamed mixture and blend well. Divide dough into 3 parts; wrap each snugly in plastic wrap and refrigerate 2 hours or until firm enough to roll out.

Dust work surface and rolling pin with flour. Roll out 1 piece of dough at a time to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut with cookie cutters (press cutters into flour before using on dough. Chill dough if necessary.). Place cookies on greased baking sheet. Sprinkle with sugar sprinkles. Bake at 350F for 13 minutes, or until golden. Cool on wire racks.

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