These are the Christmas Cookies that my Aunt made when I was growing up; I think the recipe probably goes back to the 1940s. They aren’t easy to make - the dough is very stiff to roll out - but you can freeze the cookies after you bake them, and ice them closer to the holiday/gift-giving. I think my Aunt actually iced them, and then froze them, with waxed paper between the layers. They were excellent.
Grace’s Honey Christmas Cookies
Beat well: 2 Eggs.
Blend in: 2/3 C. granulated sugar
1-1/3 C. Honey (1 16 oz. jar)
2/3 c. melted butter.
Set aside.
Mix Separately: 5-1/2 C. regular Flour
2 tsps. Baking Soda
1 level tsp. Salt.
Add flour mixture to first mixture. Then add 2 tsps. Vanilla extract.
Cover in wax paper and refrigerate overnight. Next day, roll out and cut into desired shapes, small portions at a time while keeping rest of dough chilled.
Bake on ungreased sheets at 375 for 7 to 10 minutes, or until light golden. Cool on racks completely before icing.
ICING: Mix 1 regular package confectioner’s sugar with enough evaporated milk to make a workable paste. Divide into parts, coloring and flavoring each differently. (Vanilla, Lemon, Almond, Peppermint)
After icing and drying, pack cookies in single layers with waxed paper between each layer.
(May also add sugar sparkles, dragees, etc. after icing.)
-JT
These are an unusual crispy/sweet confection using corn flakes. Makes a lot for very little
work. Latin American dessert--known as Bocaditos de Corn Flakes y Leche Condensada.
Corn Flake Clusters / makes 36
METHOD brown cup sugar 8 min in heavy pot on med til deep amber (just begins to smoke).
Add 4 tbl sweet butter, 1/2 tea salt; stir with wooden spoon; completely incorporate. Stir/add
14 oz can sweet/cond/milk til completely incorporated. Offheat, stir in 7 c cornflakes.
W/ sprayed soup spoon, scoop out 2 tbl-sized balls onto sprayed foil on sheetpan.
Dampen fingers in cold water; lightly press clusters together. Set at room temp 30 min.
NOTE: Leftovers store 3 days airtight at room temp (or fridge).
Separate to store---will stick together if clumped.