best christmas cookie recipe

Best Greek Cookies Recipe

August 9th, 2010 at 11:03am Under General+ Global Cookies+ Nutty Cookies+ Sugar Cookies

These traditional Greek cookies are really called Koulourakia! Dip them in your coffee in the morning.

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Ingredients

* 1 C. corn oil
* 1 C. chopped pecans
* 3 Tbs. baking powder
* 6 C. flour
* 6 eggs
* 2 C. sugar
* 1 cordial glass whiskey
* granulated sugar
* cinnamon

Directions

Beat corn oil and sugar together for about 20 minutes. Add eggs and continue beating. Add nuts. Sift flour and baking powder together, then add to corn oil, sugar and egg mixture. Add whiskey.

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Extra Rich Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

June 19th, 2010 at 03:54pm Under Chocolate Cookies+ General+ Nutty Cookies+ Uncategorized

Grab the kids and have them help you bake these rich cookies. They can help with the mixing! Just not the egg cracking!

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Ingredients

* 4 1/2 C. all-purpose flour, unsifted
* 2 tsp. baking powder
* 1 tsp. baking soda
* 1 tsp. salt
* 2 C. soft butter or margarine or corn oil
* 1 C. granulated sugar
* 1 C. brown sugar
* 2 tsp. vanilla extract
* 5 eggs
* 2 C. semi-sweet chocolate morsels
* 2 C. chopped walnuts

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Choc-Oat-Chip Cookies Recipe

November 4th, 2009 at 02:14pm Under Chocolate Cookies+ Distinctly Christmas Cookies

This classic recipe is a fusion of chocolate chips and oatmeal for a homemade country taste.

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Ingredients

1 C. (2 sticks) margarine or butter, softened
1 1/4 C. firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 C. granulates sugar
2 eggs
2 Tbs. milk
2 tsp. vanilla
1 3/4 C. all purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt (optional)
2 1/2 C. quick or old fashioned oats, uncooked
1 12 oz. pkg. semi-sweet chocolate morsels
1 C. coarsely chopped nuts (optional)

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Buttery Sugar Cookies Recipe

October 29th, 2009 at 10:06am Under Distinctly Christmas Cookies+ Sugar Cookies

This dough is easy to work with - it has no baking powder - so the cookies bake smooth and flat - without any small bumps. It makes decorating easier. This is a recipe from my late mother. Every year she made dozens of cookies at Christmas time to share with family and friends. I’ve carried on her tradition.

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Ingredients

1 C. butter
1 C. granulated sugar
1 egg
3 Tbs. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
3 C. flour
1/4 tsp. salt

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Neiman Marcus Cookies Recipe

October 21st, 2009 at 12:33pm Under Chocolate Cookies+ Distinctly Christmas Cookies

Perhaps a favorite from your childhood, relive the whole experience with these cookies.

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Ingredients

2 C. butter
24 oz. chocolate chips
4 C. flour
2 C. brown sugar
2 tsp. soda
1 tsp. salt
2 C. sugar
1 8 oz. Hershey Bar, grated
5 C. blended oatmeal
4 eggs
2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. vanilla
3 C. chopped nuts (your choice)

Directions

Measure oatmeal, and blend in a blender to a fine powder. Cream the butter and both sugars. Add eggs and vanilla, mix together with flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder, and soda. Add chocolate chips, Hershey Bar, and nuts. Roll into balls, and place 2″ apart on a cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes at 375 degrees.

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Pudding Sugar Cookies Recipe

October 14th, 2009 at 03:51pm Under Distinctly Christmas Cookies+ Sugar Cookies

Flavored instant pudding adds flavor and extra moisture.

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Ingredients

1 C. butter, softened
1 C. vegetable oil
1 C. sugar
1 C. confectioner’s sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 3.4 oz. pkg. instant lemon pudding mix or instant pudding mix of your choice
4 C. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. cream of tartar
1 tsp. baking soda

Directions

In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter, oil and sugars. Beat in eggs, vanilla and dry pudding mix. Combine the flour, cream of tartar and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture. Drop by tablespoonful 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Flatten with a glass dipped in sugar. Bake at 350 degrees for 12-15-minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks.

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Coconut Chip Cookies Recipe

October 7th, 2009 at 02:04pm Under Chocolate Cookies+ Distinctly Christmas Cookies

This is an easy cookie recipe because the “dough” is from cake mix. Coconut, chocolate chips and macadamia nuts make this a cookie you’ll want to make all the time.

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Ingredients

1 18 1/4 oz. pkg. white cake mix
2 eggs
1/3 C. vegetable oil
1 C. flaked coconut
1/2 C. semisweet chocolate chips
1/4 C. chopped macadamia nuts or almonds

Directions

In a mixing bowl, beat dry cake mix, eggs and oil (batter will be very stiff). Stir in coconut, chips and nuts. Roll into 1 inch balls. Place on lightly greased baking sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes or until a slight indentation remains when lightly touched. Cool for 2 minutes; remove to a wire rack to cool completely.

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Jumbo Raisin Cookies Recipe

October 5th, 2009 at 02:00pm Under Distinctly Christmas Cookies+ raisin

Spiced with nutmeg, allspice and cinnamon, these chewy cookies are sweetened with lots of raisins!

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Ingredients

2 C. raisins
1 C. boiling water
1 tsp. baking soda
2 C. granulated sugar
1 C. shortening
3 eggs
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 tsp. allspice
1 tsp. vanilla extract
4 C. all purpose flour

Directions

Boil raisins in boiling water for 5 minutes. Cool and add soda. Cream sugar, shortening, eggs, salt and spices. Blend in raisin mixture and add vanilla. Sift flour with baking powder and add to mixture; blend well. Drop by heaping tablespoonful onto baking sheet and bake at 375 degrees for 12-15 minutes.

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Kaleidoscope Cookies Recipe

October 2nd, 2009 at 01:55pm Under Distinctly Christmas Cookies

A wonderful cookie to make with your children. They will love all the colors that are in their cookies and have fun looking for the cookie that has the most of their favorite color in it.

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Ingredients

1/2 C. (1 stick) butter, softened
3/4 C. sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 C. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
2 C. Fruity Rice cereal

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease cookie sheet. Beat margarine and sugar until smooth. Add egg and vanilla; beat until creamy. Combine flour and baking powder. Add to margarine mixture; mix well. Stir in cereal. Drop by level tablespoons, 2 inches apart, onto prepared cookie sheet. Bake 11-14 minutes or until lightly browned on bottom. Let stand 1 minute before removing to racks to cool.

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Ginger Cream Cookies Recipe

September 30th, 2009 at 05:21pm Under Distinctly Christmas Cookies+ Spice and Gingerbread Cookies

Molasses, cinnamon and nutmeg give this creamy cookie and extra spice.

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Ingredients

5 1/2 C. Flour
1 C. Sugar
1 C. Real Butter
3 Eggs
1 Tbs. Soda
1 C. Molasses
3 Tsp. Cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp. Cloves
1 tsp. Nutmeg
1 C. Sour Cream

Icing:
Powdered Sugar
Milk

Directions

Mix all ingredients and let set over night. Roll into a soft dough. Roll out and make cookies. Set oven at 375 degrees and bake for 8-10 minutes.

Icing: Mix together ingredients to make icing, not runny.

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