I need an awesome yet easy xmas cookie recipe?

Cranberry Orange Cookies....easy, delicious, and very festive!





INGREDIENTS


1 cup butter, softened


1 cup white sugar


1/2 cup packed brown sugar


1 egg


1 teaspoon grated orange zest


2 tablespoons orange juice


2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour


1/2 teaspoon baking soda


1/2 teaspoon salt


2 cups chopped cranberries


1/2 cup chopped walnuts


1/2 teaspoon grated orange zest


3 tablespoons orange juice


1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar


DIRECTIONS


Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).


In a large bowl, cream together the butter, white sugar and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg until well blended. Mix in 1 teaspoon orange zest and 2 tablespoons orange juice. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; stir into the orange mixture. Mix in cranberries and if using, walnuts, until evenly distributed. Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets. Cookies should be spaced at least 2 inches apart.


Bake for 12 to 14 minutes in the preheated oven, until the edges are golden. Remove from cookie sheets to cool on wire racks.


In a small bowl, mix together 1/2 teaspoon orange zest, 3 tablespoons orange juice and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Spread over the tops of cooled cookies. Let stand until set.I need an awesome yet easy xmas cookie recipe?
';Cherry Snowballs'; - 2 1/2 dozen





1 cup butter; softened


1/2 cup confectioners' sugar


2 cups all-purpose flour


1 (6 oz.) jar maraschino cherries without stems; drained and halved


Additional confectioners' sugar





In a mixing bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar; gradually add flour. Shape a tablespoon of dough around each cherry, forming a ball. Place 1'; apart on ungreased baking sheets.


Bake at 325* for 18-20 minutes or until the bottoms are browned. Roll warm cookies in confectioners' sugar. Cool on wire racks.I need an awesome yet easy xmas cookie recipe?
cream cheese macadamia cookies. 1/2 cup butter, softened (no subs) 1 package of cream cheese ( 8 oz.), 3/4 cup packed brown sugar, 4 tsp. grated orange peel, 2 tsp. vanilla extract, 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour, 2 tsp. baking powder, 3/4 cup coarsley chopped salted macadamia nuts, or almonds. In bowl, cream butter, cream cheese, brown sugar, oarange peel and vanilla. Combine flour and baking powder. Gradually add to creamed mixture; mix well. fold in nuts. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or until firm. Drop by rounded tsp. 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. flatten slightly. Baking at 400 degrees F for 9-11 min. or until lightly browned. remove to wire racks to cool. Food coloring can be added if desired.
This one is so easy and so good!





White Velvet Cutouts


Submitted by: Glenda


Rated: 4 out of 5 by 16 members Yields: 36 servings


';This is an excellent cookie to decorate.';


INGREDIENTS:


1 cup butter


1 (3 ounce) package cream


cheese


1 cup white sugar





1 egg yolk


2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour


1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract


DIRECTIONS:


1. Cream the butter, cream cheese and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add the egg yolk and the vanilla. Stir in the flour. Gather the dough into a ball and chill overnight.


2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).


3. On a lightly floured board, roll dough out to a thickness of 3/16 inch. Cut into desired shapes and place onto an ungreased baking sheet.


4. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 12 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Let cool. Leave the cookies plain or decorate with your favorite icing.








They melt in your mouth! They are also very easy to cut without falling apart. Allrecipes has reviews also.
Hi there, I am from South Africa and I always make shortbread, its lovely for Christmas and easy to make





INGREDIENTS


250ml Icing sugar


500g Flour sifted


40g Mazina


2ml Salt


500g Butter (salted)


Castor Sugar





METHOD


Sift dry ingredients together. Rub in butter with finger tips. Place in baking dish. Smooth surface with the back of a spoon. Pinch border and edge with thumb %26amp; forefinger. Mark into wedges with knife. Prick well with fork. Chill for 30 minutes. Bake at 180 degrees celcius for 30-40 minutes until pale and firm. Remove from oven. Leave in pan to cool. Try this one its verry good
what about sugar cookies? they are always a hit and can be decorated many ways!
Go to Better Crocker.com there recipes are the best when it comes 2 baking...............ummm ummm GOODILICIOUS...
The absolute, never fail, easiest cookie recipe ever is my mom's peanut butter cookie recipe. You cheat a little by using a cake mix but all you need to do is mix together:





1 package of yellow cake mix


1 cup of peanut butter (I prefer chunky)


1/2 cup of cooking oil (do NOT use olive oil)


2 tablespoons of water


2 eggs





Combine all ingredients and mix well. Roll into balls and place on cookie sheet. Press down with a fork dipped in flower to make the criss-cross. Bake 8-10 minutes at 350 (preheated oven). Leave on cookie sheet for one minute before removing then cool completely.





The cake mix makes the cookies moist and the peanut putter makes them yummy. They melt in your mouth. I recently added chocolate chips and all my coworkers loved them and asked for the recipe. M%26amp;M's would also be a good viration.
THIS IS PERFECT FOR ANYONE BEING A ';LOLA CROCKER';-'BETTY CROCKERS SISTER-(WHO EXCELLED IN AUTO/SHOP CLASS VERSES HOME ECONOMICS). GET 1 BAG OF REESES MINIATURES PEANUT BUTTER CUPS, 1 BAG OF HERSHEYS 'CARMEL' KISSES, 1 BAG OF MINI-PRETZELS, AND 1 BAG OF PECAN 1/2'S. UNWRAP ALL CHOCOLATES FROM THERE WRAPPERS AND PLACE IN THERE OWN CONTAINERS. NEXT TAKE A PLATE THAT IS MICROWAVE SAFE WITH A PIECE OF WAX PAPER ON TOP OF IT. PLACE PETZELS FLAT ON TOP OF WAX PAPER(YOU'LL ONLY BE ABLE TO DO 10-15 PRETZELS PER PLATE),THEN TAKE EITHER ONE OR OTHER OF CHOCOLATES BUT MAKE IT ALL THE SAME KIND DUE TO MELTING TIME DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THEM. PLACE CHOCOLATE DIRECTLY IN CENTER OF PRETZEL, THEN PLACE IN MICROWAVE FOR LESS THAN A MINUTE,(YOU WANT THEM TO BE SOFT BUT YOU DON'T WANT THEM TO SOFT), CAUSE THERE CENTERS END UP COMING OUT OF THEM AND YOU DON'T WANT TO LOOSE IT TO THE WAX PAPER. ONCE TAKING THEM OUT OF MICRO-MELT DOWN PLACE 1 HALF PECAN ON TOP OF THE CHOCOLATE FIRMLY- BUT NOT TO HARD. TAKE PLATE WITH PRETZEL-CHOCOLATE-PECAN 1/2 AND PLACE IN FRIGERATED AREA-FREEZER WORKS ALSO AND LET CHILL FOR 1 HR. AND THERE READY. IF YOUR MAKING THEM FOR COOKIE TIN PRESENTS MAKE SURE THEY STAY IN A DRY,COOL AREA UNTIL TIME OF DELIVERY. BEST OF LUCK. IF I CAN DO IT SO CAN YOU. I STILL TILL THIS DAY CAN'T EVEN MAKE JELLO RIGHT, JUST GIVING YOU MY 'LOLA CROCKER SKILLS'.
Go to foodnetwork.com I signed up for 12 days of Christmas cookie recipes. I think they will start coming the first of Dec. and they also have the past yrs recipes there too....they look good
Mini Chip Snowball Cookies





These 'snowballs' will add an attractive contrast to your holiday cookie selection with their round shape and powdered sugar coating.








Preparation - 10 min | Cooking - 10 min | Cooling Time - 10 min cooling | Yields - 60 cookies (5 dozen)








Ingredients:





1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) butter or margarine, softened


3/4 cup powdered sugar


1 tablespoon vanilla extract


1/2 teaspoon salt


3 cups all-purpose flour


2 cups (12-oz. pkg.) NESTL脡庐 TOLL HOUSE庐 Semi-Sweet Chocolate Mini Morsels


1/2 cup finely chopped nuts


1 sprinkle of powdered sugar





Directions:


PREHEAT oven to 375掳 F.





BEAT butter, sugar, vanilla extract and salt in large mixer bowl until creamy. Gradually beat in flour; stir in morsels and nuts. Shape level tablespoons of dough into 1 1/4-inch balls. Place on ungreased baking sheets.





BAKE for 10 to 12 minutes or until cookies are set and lightly browned. Remove from oven. Sift powdered sugar over hot cookies on baking sheets. Cool on baking sheets for 10 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely. Sprinkle with additional powdered sugar if desired. Store in airtight containers.
Try this one for size baby





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