Christmas cookies

Kate Cullen Italian Chocolate Cookies 17 1/2 cups flour 4 cups sugar 1/2 tsp. cloves 7 tbsp. baking powder 10 ounces of grape jelly 2 bags of chocolate chips 1 dozen eggs 2 lbs. Crisco Mix sugar and Crisco until creamy, beat in eggs and jelly...

Linda Martin Chocolate Nut Dream Bars Base 2/3 cup sugar 1/2 cup butter (room temp.) 1/2 tsp. vanilla 1/4 tsp. salt 1 cup flour Combine sugar and butter. Mix in vanilla, salt, then the flour. Press over bottom of 19x9-inch pan...

Susan Marmion Sugar Cookie Cutouts 1 cup sweet butter (NEVER margarine!) 1 1/2 cups sugar Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. 2 egg yolks 1 tsp. vanilla extract 1/4 tsp. salt 1 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. baking powder 1 cup sour cream (never fat free or low fat...

Coleen Smith I make the best sugar cutouts. I have over 900 cookie cutters -- something for every occasion, and if I don't have one, I make a template out of cardboard and trace around it with a paring knife. So here is my recipe. Sugar Cutouts 1 cup of butter (softened -- only unsalted butter) 2/3 cup sugar Cream them together, and add: 1 egg 1 tsp. pur...

Karen Cwalina Peach Cookies -3 eggs -2 cups sugar -1 cup vegetable oil -1 tsp. vanilla extract -4 tsp. baking powder -1/2 tsp. salt -1 cup milk -6 cups flour Filling is peach jam. Decoration is peach liqueur, yellow and red food coloring , sugar and mint leaves or other green stems...

Christina Priola Chocolate and Vanilla Chip Biscotti 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa 3 tsp. baking powder 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar 1/4 cup margarine or butter softened 3 eggs 1 cup white vanilla chips 1...

Katie McCabe Here is an old favorite that I have changed just a bit to make the most delicious Linzer Cookie. It is a family/friend favorite at Christmas, and now the "secret recipe" is revealed here. We use the finest homemade seedless raspberry jam we can find at local farm/Amish markets or other favorite jams...

April Nader Sour Cream Cutouts 1/2 cup butter 1 cup sugar 1 egg 1 tsp. baking soda 1/2 cup sour cream 1 tsp. vanilla 3 1/2 cups flour 1/2 tsp. salt mix all together, chill dough. Bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes.

Lindsay DiLucente Skinny Blondes Beat on medium speed, 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce, 1/4 cup canola oil and 3/4 cup granulated sugar until well combined. Then, beat in 1 egg and 1/2 tsp. pure vanilla. In a separate bowl, whisk together 1 1/4 cup flour, 1/4 + 1/8 tsp. baking s...

Joanna Broad Polish Anise Cookie Cutouts Oven: 350 degrees Bake: 8-10 minutes Refrigerate overnight. 1 lb. lard 1 tbsp. butter 1 1/2 cups sugar 4 eggs 1 1/4 cups milk 8 cups flour 8 tsp. baking powder 2 tsp salt 2 viles of pure anise oil (found by the candy making section in all grocery stores or at the pharmacy) Cream lard, butter and sugar...

Dawn DelPrince Cherry Delight Cookies My family's favorite at Christmastime. 1 cup butter 1 cup sugar 2 eggs (separated) 1/2 tsp. salt 2 tsp. vanilla 2 cups flour 1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts Jar of candied cherries (red or green or both), cut in half or quarters...

Anne Johnson Christmas Cutouts 1 cup butter (no substitutes), softened 1/2 cup sugar 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour Colored sugar, optional In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar; gradually add flour. Divide dough in half. On a lightly floured surface, roll out each portion to 1/4 inch...