Christmas Cookies! - Page 2

[MotherFun]

I think we are gonna do suger cookies this year. We live in VA and they have a BJS where we got the mix or what ever you guys call it.

[MaJoie]

To me spritz are Christmas cookies. My recipe is all butter, too. Since we have a walnut allergy at our house I make my Mom's recipe for walnut crescents using pistachios instead of the walnuts. I make "chocolate" cookies with carob powder (migraines from chocolate for 2 of us). I make gingerbread dough and sugar cookie dough for rolling out and cutting shapes. I'm hoping to get most of them done while the kidlets are in school and hide most of them. Otherwise they won't last till Christmas eve when we will have company over for pot roast, etc. I'd love to make the shortbread recipe from PP. Made with brown sugar I imagine it will be like butterscotch flavor. I have made them with 10x (powdered) sugar, butter, vanilla and flour. I think plain shortbread are my absolutely favorite cookies.

[zacharysmom]

Originally Posted by DandelionWine 

I love spritz, but I'm on the search for a recipe that uses butter rather than shortening. Anyone have a good one? The other favorites are sand tarts, hermits, and ginger snaps.

i do  these are a huge hit and a family favorite

1 1/2 cups soft butter

1 3/4 cups sugar

1 egg

1t vanilla

1/4t salt

3 1/2 to 4 cups flour(start with 3 1/2 adding more if needed i have never needed it )

cream butter and sugar

add vanilla and salt

add flour

put through the cookie press on to ungreased cookie sheets

bake at 400 for 10 to 12 mins

enjoy them  

MERRY CHRISTMAS cookie baking

[hildare]

Originally Posted by Mom2SammyJoe 

skreader-the Lekvar sounds delicious. I will have to look for a recipe. I put up tons of jam this year, and that would be a fun way to use it.

I always do rolled sugar cookies, though they are a lot of work, especially with little helpers. Ginger snaps are a must, and my recipe bakes up soft. and chewy. Sometimes we do the peanut butter blossoms, and I think this will be one of the years thanks to all of my WIC peanut butter!

DH's favorite is a pecan finger. It is a bar cookie with a shortbread crust and a pecan pie-like filling. I like to make these, but now DD is allergic to pecans and gets into everything. Maybe I will just have to make them and hide them...  He also likes butterscotch brownies, so those may show up.

will you share that one please?  i am lusting for ginger snaps but dh hates hates hates crunchy cookies (which is kind of the point of a snap, but i'll take what i can get)
 

[Chicky2]

MMMMM, ginger snaps.... I love a good ginger snap w/lots of cayenne in it!