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12-26-2011, 01:00 AM
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Star Linzer Cookies with Jam
Ingredients:
2 sticks (1 cup) of soft, unsalted butter
2/3 (5oz) cup of sugar
1 tsp grated lemon rind
1 tbs vanilla extract
4 egg yolks
2 and ¼ cups ( 18 oz) of all purpose flour
¾ cup (6 oz) raspberry, strawberry, or red currant jelly
¼ cup (2 oz) powdered sugar
Directions:
Preheat oven to 325 F
In a large mixing bowl, combine butter, sugar, lemon rind, vanilla extract and egg yolks
Slowly mix in ¾ cup of flour until dough is formed then chill in refrigerator for at least 2 hours
Remove from refrigerator and let stand for 1 hour or until dough is workable
Roll out dough onto floured surface until about ¼ inch thick
Use star shaped cookie cutters to make tops and bottoms. Use a smaller star cut out to make a hole in the center of the tops of the cookies
Bake cookies for 10 to 12 minutes and let cool
Once cool spread the bottoms with jelly and sprinkle the tops ( ones with star cut out center) with powdered sugar
Put tops and bottoms together and enjoy!
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Santa’s Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients:
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup of white sugar
1 cup of packed brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
3 cups of all purpose flour
1 tsp of baking soda
2 tsp of hot water
½ tsp salt
2 cups of semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup of chopped walnuts (if desired)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 F
Combine the butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until smooth
Beat in the eggs one at a time then stir in the vanilla extract
Dissolve baking soda in hot water and add to batter along with the salt
Stir in flour, chocolate chips, and nuts
Drop mixture by spoonfuls onto ungreased pans
Bake for about 10 minutes or until edges are nicely browned
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Coconut Clouds
Ingredients:
4 large egg whites
½ tsp of salt
½ cup of sugar
1 (8 oz) package of sweetened shredded coconut, lightly toasted
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 F
In a mixed fitted with a whip attachment, whip egg whites and salt until they become opaque and begin to stiffen
Add sugar in 3 parts and continue to whip until egg whites are very stiff
Using a rubber spatula fold in toasted coconut
On parchment lined cookie sheets, drop a teaspoon of the mixture leaving 1 to 2 inches around each cookie
Bake for 15 to 20 minutes until he outside is golden brown but the inside is still moist
Happy And Healthy Holidays
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Star Linzer Cookies with Jam
Ingredients:
2 sticks (1 cup) of soft, unsalted butter
2/3 (5oz) cup of sugar
1 tsp grated lemon rind
1 tbs vanilla extract
4 egg yolks
2 and ¼ cups ( 18 oz) of all purpose flour
¾ cup (6 oz) raspberry, strawberry, or red currant jelly
¼ cup (2 oz) powdered sugar
Directions:
Preheat oven to 325 F
In a large mixing bowl, combine butter, sugar, lemon rind, vanilla extract and egg yolks
Slowly mix in ¾ cup of flour until dough is formed then chill in refrigerator for at least 2 hours
Remove from refrigerator and let stand for 1 hour or until dough is workable
Roll out dough onto floured surface until about ¼ inch thick
Use star shaped cookie cutters to make tops and bottoms. Use a smaller star cut out to make a hole in the center of the tops of the cookies
Bake cookies for 10 to 12 minutes and let cool
Once cool spread the bottoms with jelly and sprinkle the tops ( ones with star cut out center) with powdered sugar
Put tops and bottoms together and enjoy!
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Santa’s Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients:
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup of white sugar
1 cup of packed brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
3 cups of all purpose flour
1 tsp of baking soda
2 tsp of hot water
½ tsp salt
2 cups of semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup of chopped walnuts (if desired)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 F
Combine the butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until smooth
Beat in the eggs one at a time then stir in the vanilla extract
Dissolve baking soda in hot water and add to batter along with the salt
Stir in flour, chocolate chips, and nuts
Drop mixture by spoonfuls onto ungreased pans
Bake for about 10 minutes or until edges are nicely browned
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Coconut Clouds
Ingredients:
4 large egg whites
½ tsp of salt
½ cup of sugar
1 (8 oz) package of sweetened shredded coconut, lightly toasted
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 F
In a mixed fitted with a whip attachment, whip egg whites and salt until they become opaque and begin to stiffen
Add sugar in 3 parts and continue to whip until egg whites are very stiff
Using a rubber spatula fold in toasted coconut
On parchment lined cookie sheets, drop a teaspoon of the mixture leaving 1 to 2 inches around each cookie
Bake for 15 to 20 minutes until he outside is golden brown but the inside is still moist
Happy And Healthy Holidays
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