The Recipes of Christmas
Posted: Dec 03, 2013 1:45 pm
Sugar cookies, spritz cookies, ginger snaps, fudge (with nuts!), hot chocolate, apple cider, and the list goes on and on of things we eat and drink during the Christmas season. Everyone has their favorites, things that make this time of year special for them. One of my favorite things to do is make Christmas cookies; spritz, sugar, ginger snaps, chocolate, etc. I always hate the end of the Christmas season and putting away the sprinkles and special Christmas recipes. But since it's just started I am not think about the end, but about how many cookies I need to make!
Below is one of my favorite Christmas cookie recipes. I hope to make some this week and use the new sprinkles we got from my grandparents. Few things are more Christmasy to me than Christmas sprinkles on Christmas cookies.
Christmas Spritz Cookies
1 1/2 cups butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
3 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
Food coloring, optional
Sprinkles
Preheat oven to 375F. Thoroughly cream butter and sugar. Add egg, milk, vanilla, almond; beat well. Stir together flour and baking powder; gradually add to creamed mixture, mixing to make a smooth dough. Do not chill.
Place dough into cookie press and press cookies on to ungreased cookie sheet. Top with sprinkles or sugar. Bake 9-10 minutes or until lightly browned around edges. Remove cookies from cookie sheet; cool on rack.
Can be made without cookie press, just shape and bake.
Makes 7-8 dozen cookies depending the amount of dough that gets "tested".
What is your favorite cookie?
Favorite baked good?
Favorite drink?
Favorite recipe to share?
What do you have for Christmas day?
Merry Christmas!!!
SnowAngel
Below is one of my favorite Christmas cookie recipes. I hope to make some this week and use the new sprinkles we got from my grandparents. Few things are more Christmasy to me than Christmas sprinkles on Christmas cookies.
Christmas Spritz Cookies
1 1/2 cups butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
3 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
Food coloring, optional
Sprinkles
Preheat oven to 375F. Thoroughly cream butter and sugar. Add egg, milk, vanilla, almond; beat well. Stir together flour and baking powder; gradually add to creamed mixture, mixing to make a smooth dough. Do not chill.
Place dough into cookie press and press cookies on to ungreased cookie sheet. Top with sprinkles or sugar. Bake 9-10 minutes or until lightly browned around edges. Remove cookies from cookie sheet; cool on rack.
Can be made without cookie press, just shape and bake.
Makes 7-8 dozen cookies depending the amount of dough that gets "tested".
What is your favorite cookie?
Favorite baked good?
Favorite drink?
Favorite recipe to share?
What do you have for Christmas day?
Merry Christmas!!!
SnowAngel