Christmas Cookies
Serves: 3
Manley Abshire
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
48
Spice
39
Sweetness
55
Sourness
37
mins
Prep time (avg)
5.1
Difficulty
Ingredients:
8 cups
All-Purpose Flour (sifted)4 tsps
Baking Powder1.5 cups
Butter (3 sticks)1 cup
Sugar (confectioners')4
Eggs1 tsp
Almond Extract2 tsps
Vanilla Extract3 tbsps
WaterDirections:
1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
2
In a large bowl, stir together the flour and baking powder
3
In a standing mixer with a paddle attachment, cream the butter with sugar until fluffy and light
4
Mix in the eggs, almond extract, and vanilla extract
5
Turn down the mixer and slowly add the flour mixture, a third at a time to make a stiff dough
6
Divide the dough into 4 pieces
7
Use 2 pieces to make cut out cookies, and the other half for the Russian Tea Cakes
8
For the cut out cookies: On a lightly floured surface roll out a portion of cookie dough to 1/4-inch thick
9
Cut out shapes using cookie cutters
10
Place the cookies on lightly greased or nonstick cookie sheets
11
Bake until lightly golden, about 10 minutes, rotating cookie sheet halfway through the cooking time
12
Cool on pans about 5 minutes, and then transfer to wire racks and cool completely before decorating with colored icing
13
In a small bowl, mix the sugar and water to form a thick, smooth icing
14
Stir in the food coloring to reach desired shade
15
Drop the icing onto cookies using a small teaspoon, and smooth with the back of the spoon
16
Make additional bowls for additional colors
17
Add sprinkles, if desired