[ken5050]

anyone have any favorite Christmas cookie recupies?

[sockmonkey]

These cookies freeze well.
Mommee’s Pecan Date Cookies

1.5 C sugar
1/2 lb butter
4 eggs
1 t cinnamon
1 t allspice
1 t nutmdeg
1 t mace
6 C pecans broken into pieces
1 t baking soda mixed in 1 T warm water
2.5 C sifted flour
3/4 C chopped dates
Cream butter and sugar
Add eggs 1 at a time
Add spices, pecans, & dates
Add baking soda mixture
Add flour
Mix together
Drop w/a teaspoon on a cookie sheet 1.5” apart
Bake 25 minutes in a 325 degree oven
Makes about 64 cookies

Mommee was an Italian Lady from New Orleans who made really good cookies. She was my friend’s aunt.

[sockmonkey]

Here’s another one of the recipe’s I have from Mommee’s niece:

Seed Cakes
2 C flour
3/4 stick butter
2/3 C sugar
1 egg
1.5 t anise oil
1/2 T baking powder
1/2 oz water
Sesame Seeds to Roll Cookies in.

Cream butter & sugar. Add egg & anise.
Add other ingredients. taking about a heaping tsp of dough, form it into a log shepe, roll in sesame seeds.
Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.

[garandgal]

Here are some of mine:

Christmas Bars

1 c. flour
½ c. butter, softened
3 TBS powdered sugar

Mix above together until small crumb consistency; press into 9x13 pan and bake at 325 for 20 minutes until just slightly golden; cool.

Filling:

2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 c. sugar
¼ c. flour
½ tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
½ tsp almond flavoring (I like almond flavoring, so I use a full tsp.)
½ c. chopped pecans or walnuts
½ c. shredded coconut
½ c. chopped maraschino cherries (can use combo of red and green for more festive look)

Combine above, pour onto cooled crust; bake at 325 for 25 minutes.

Easy Chocolate Drops

My favorite as a kid

1 c. sugar
½ c. corn syrup

Bring above to boil; then remove from heat and add:

½ c. peanut butter
1 c. coconut
2 c. Special K cereal

Drop by spoonfuls onto parchment or wax paper and allow to set.

Chocolate Mint Brownies (These are GREAT):

1 cup white sugar
1 stick of butter
1 c. flour
4 eggs
1 can chocolate syrup
½ tsp baking soda

Cream sugar and butter. Beat in eggs and chocolate syrup. Beat in dry ingredients. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes in jelly roll pan. Cool completely.

Filling:

8 Tbsp. Butter
4 Cups powdered sugar
4 Tbsp. Creme de Menthe Topping (the ice cream topping)...you will find it with the ice cream toppings, most generally.

Beat well, and spread over the cooled brownies.

Glaze:

8 Tbsp. Butter
1 12 oz. Package chocolate chips

Melt together and stir well; Pour over top of the mint filling.

Bonbon Cookies

¾ C. powdered sugar
½ C. Butter, softened
1 Tbsp vanilla
1-1/2 C. flour*
1/8 tsp. Salt

Dates or maraschino cherries (use the leftover from the bars above if you make them!)

Mix powdered sugar, butter, vanilla, and salt. Work in flour until dough holds together...if it is a bit dry add a tablespoon or two of milk. For each cookie, shape the dough around a cherry (dried of excess moisture) or a date to form a ball. Place on parchment on cookie sheet. Bake at 350 until set but not brown (about 12-15 minutes). Dip tops of cookies into glaze. I always make them with cherries, so use the chocolate glaze, but the dates might be better with the plain glaze.

Glaze:
1 c. powdered sugar, 1 Tablespoon plus 1-1/2 tsp. Milk, and 1 tsp vanilla. Beat until smooth.

Chocolate glaze:
1 c. powdered sugar, 2 Tbsp milk, 1 ounce melted unsweetened chocolate (cooled slightly), and 1 tsp. Vanilla. Beat until smooth.