It's that time of year again...what are your favorite Christmas cookies?

[reyd reid reed]

Inquiring (not to mention bored and procrastinating) minds want to know.

Well, that plus the teeny little fact that I'm just nosy.

:P

[NC_Nurse]

1. Pumpkin cookies

with chocolate chips.
I'll have to go look for the recipe...

[reyd reid reed]

6. I think I've made something like pumpkin cookies...

it's been a long time, though. Please post the recipe if you can find it. I'd love to try them again.

:9

[fizzgig]

2. bourbon balls

they're not technically cookies but they're my favorite.

[reyd reid reed]

3. Ooooh...

I forgot about bourbon balls. And rum cookies.

:9

[fizzgig]

7. and the best part

is that there is always enough for a few nips while you're making the cookies

[bridgit]

4. no multiple choice huh...

that blows x(

[reyd reid reed]

20. I really should've included an

'all of the above' option.

Sigh...live and learn.

[bridgit]

30. weee, that 'bourbon ball' thing above fits the breach just fine though...

:9 :headbang:

[reyd reid reed]

37. Doesn't it?

I wonder if there's a recipe somewhere for eggnog cookies.

With just a touch of *ahem* flavor.

:9

[Zavulon]

5. Has to be ginger during Xmas.

It just has to.

[reyd reid reed]

19. I have to bake at least one batch...

They smell so good, too. I've got some dough leftover from when I made the gingerbread house -- maybe this afternoon. Although I've got another recipe for soft ginger cookies that's WONDERFUL...

Decisions, decisions....

[auntAgonist]

8. Shortbread. plain, not frosted, no sugar sprinkles

pure shortbread made with LOTS of fresh creamery butter.

:)
aA

[reyd reid reed]

10. I've got a recipe for chocolate shortbread

that's absolutely wonderful. I have to confess, I dip one end of them in white chocolate, though. And sprinkle nonpariels on them.

BUT...I've got another recipe that I leave alone and just melts in your mouth. Literally. I'll post them later.

:9

[auntAgonist]

15. great :) I'll bookmark this thread and watch for them

thank you!
:loveya:

aA

[slj0101]

9. "Thumbprint" cookies- namely the ones with Hershey's kisses in the middle.

:9

Those are my favorite- that and peanut butter buckeyes.

[reyd reid reed]

13. I made a batch of those a month or so ago...

the Hershey kiss cookies.

What are peanut butter buckeyes?

[slj0101]

24. these yummy things:

[reyd reid reed]

27. Oh.

My.

God.

[Lilith Velkor]

62. I like thumbprints with Reese's PBCs

It's a combo of the two you mentioned, and my fave. :9

[Phillycat]

11. Where on earth are the peanut butter cookies???

In lieu of them, I chose shotbread, but REALLY, RRR, how could you?? :cry:

[reyd reid reed]

14. I'm sooooo ashamed...

how could I, indeed?

I bake peanut butter cookies all year, so I really don't think of them as 'christmas cookies'.

I do make peanut butter cups at Christmas, though. But they're more like reese's. And I can't do them ahead of time or I won't have any left to put out. My kids can smell those a mile away...there's no place to hide them that they won't find.

[KitchenWitch]

12. I have a spritz recipe that has cream cheese in it!

:9:9:9

[reyd reid reed]

16. Oooooh...

I just bought a new cookie press and found a decent spritz recipe...but you're gonna Have to send me that one.

Yummmmm....

[KitchenWitch]

17. PM me your email address

I will send it along (it is in excel format - I can put it in another format if needed).

[reyd reid reed]

21. Exel's fine...

Give me 60 seconds and then check your PM.

Thank you!!!

:)

:hug:

[KitchenWitch]

33. The recipe is on its way

through the ether!

[reyd reid reed]

38. Caught it

in my trusty ether-net.

Thanks again.

:bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce:

[miss_american_pie]

18. Where's the "all of them" option?

;)

[reyd reid reed]

Heh...

I KNEW I was forgetting something...

How COULD I?

I'm a bad, baaaad girl.

:cry:

[Dangerously Amused]

22. Gingerbread mens YES! Ooooohhhh I bites they heads off! = Chomp! =

[reyd reid reed]

26. How *could* you?

What about the children?

:cry:

Heh...I start with the legs, myself. Save the heads for last.

:P

[azmouse]

29. Did you see Garfield today?

[reyd reid reed]

31. Heeeee

I love that!!!

:rofl:

[Dangerously Amused]

23. dupeity dupe dupe

[azmouse]

25. Drop cookies with dates and nuts

2/3 c. butter
3/4 c. brown sugar
3/4 c. granulated sugar
2/3 c. milk
4 c. flour
2 eggs, beaten
2 t. baking powder
2 t. vanilla
1/2 t. salt

Cream butter and sugars together well. Add beaten eggs. Add dry ingredients alternately with milk and vanilla to butter-sugar mixture. Drop by the spoonful on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees til lightly browned on the edges.

Additions: nuts, dates, raisins, coconut, chocolate chips or combinations


I don't have measurements for the additions. Just add until the cookie dough looks like it has the right amount for your own needs.

[reyd reid reed]

28. Oh, yum...

It's gonna be a good weekend. I can already tell.

[azmouse]

32. I'm trying to eat something besides cookies...

and this thread isn't helping! :P LOL

[reyd reid reed]

34. Awwwwww....

How's about fudge? I could start a Christmas candy thread...

:evilgrin:

[azmouse]

36. Naughty girl!!

:spank: :rofl:

[reyd reid reed]

40. Yeah...but this time of year only comes once a year

so why not? There are 11 other months to worry about trimming off what Christmas adds.

:rofl:

[SacredCow]

35. These:

Dark Chocolate Shortbread

1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened
1/4 cup superfine granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/8 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
Blend butter, sugar, vanilla, and salt in a bowl with a fork until combined well. Sift flour and cocoa into butter mixture and blend with fork just until mixture forms a soft dough.

Divide dough in half and pat out with floured fingertips into 2 (6- to 6 1/2-inch) rounds on an ungreased large baking sheet. Chill dough, uncovered, until firm, about 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 375°F while dough chills.

Prick dough all over with fork and bake shortbreads in middle of oven until centers are dry to the touch and edges are slightly darker, about 15 minutes. Cool on baking sheet on a rack 10 minutes, then cut each shortbread into 8 wedges with a large heavy knife. Transfer to rack to cool.

[reyd reid reed]

39. I love chocolate shortbread...

yummmmm...

:9

[crispini]

41. Rumballs, baby!

A snack AND a shot! Pow! :rofl:

[reyd reid reed]

42. I'm gonna have to go recipe hunting...

I can see it now.

[crispini]

43. I use the one in Joy of Cooking

but I substitute vanilla wafer crumbs, and usually double the rum. :D

[reyd reid reed]

45. Ooooh...

I'll have to pull that one out this afternoon.

My poor Joy of Cooking...front cover's gone and the pages are a mess and I wouldn't trade it for the world.

:hi:

[crispini]

70. It helps to dry out the wafers in the oven first, I find.

Is it weird that I own an old-style meat grinder that I use expressly for grinding pecans for rumballs? :rofl:

[Ariana Celeste]

57. I haven't had those in so long!

I may have to make some this year... I already plan to make russian tea cakes and oatmeal chocolate chip, and I'm going to try fudge. :)

my mum and aunts would make rumballs every year :)

[momophile]

44. new to me last year - pizzelles

these are my new favorite. I even got a pizzelle maker for Mother's Day so I can make them myself!

[reyd reid reed]

47. What are they?

My mother used to make this very light, deep fried thing that she dusted with powdered sugar...they were pretty and they tasted good (a little bit like funnel cakes, actually) but I remember her fussing with them and she thought they were a PITA.

My mother didn't do a whole lot of baking, though.

[momophile]

49. they are flat waffle-type cookies made in a press or hand-

rolled with a design. I think there are other flavors but the ones I had and will make for myself were anise flavored. So good. Of course, you have to like anise, which I know not everyone does.

on edit - I think they are Italian in origin.

[reyd reid reed]

50. Anise?

Is that similar to licorice? I know I've had it and it seems like it was good...

[lizziegrace]

54. You can substitute vanilla if you don't like anise.

They're good too. :)

[reyd reid reed]

58. If it's what I'm thinking, I like it.

Don't know about the kids, but that'll just leave more for me.

:P




I just missed you by two seconds...phooey. I'd gone to beat my head against the girly-poo wall...

[lizziegrace]

59. No problem

As of today, employers are required to electronically store IM conversations and emails. Personal freedom is a thing of the past...

Do you work tonight? Oh, and give girly-poo a big ol' hug. :evilgrin:

[reyd reid reed]

64. Oh, geeeze...

Lovely.

Yeah, I work tonight. It's Friday. Basketball started yesterday -- a couple of tournaments -- but tonight's the first 'big' night.

This is gonna be Fun.

And I'm on my way to boil some eggs and start my cookies, so yup. I shall.

*wanders off*

Oh, girly-poooooo....

:evilgrin:

[lizziegrace]

66. hehehehe

:evilgrin:

[hippywife]

143. Or you can make

them almond or lemon or even chocolate flavored. But the anise are my favorite.

Hi, Lizzie! How's the new job going? :hi:

[hippywife]

144. Welcome to the world

of Italian cookies, momophile! These are a tradition at Christmas with my family. Enjoy!

I have an electric pizzelle maker but I also have the iron one that belonged to my grandmother. It's the kind you stick in a fire to bake the cookie. I don't use it tho. Both are one at a time so very time consuming either way.

[MissMillie]

46. I love all cookies--as long as raisins are not involved.

cookies!!!!!

[reyd reid reed]

48. I like raisins in some cookies...

mostly I skip 'em, though.

Cookies...yummmmm....

[ceile]

51. Pfeffernusse

My oma made them every xmas-my absolute favorite. I don't know the recipe though. My sister got her recipes when she passed. But here's one from allrecipes.com. The only thing I notice right off that it's missing is the sprinkling of powder sugar on them when their cool.

INGREDIENTS
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground white pepper
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
3/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup butter, softened
1 1/4 cups packed brown sugar
2 eggs
3/4 cup finely chopped almonds (optional)
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Combine dry ingredients and set aside.
In a separate bowl, beat butter and sugar together until light. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Stir in dry ingredients 1/2 cup at a time. Add almonds, if desired.
Roll into one inch balls and arrange 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheet. Bake 11 to 14 minutes.
Cool and store in airtight containers for 3 days to mellow flavors.

[MysticalChicken]

53. That's it! (see my reply below, "I chose other")

I didn't see this until after I had posted my reply.

That's what I was thinking of! Pfeffernusse. I love those things. I still call 'em "pepper cookies" though.

[reyd reid reed]

56. I've had them before

and I remember the powdered sugar, too. I've never made them, though...maybe this is the year to try them.

[MysticalChicken]

52. I chose "Other"

...because I didn't see my favorite in the list. I can't spell it, but it starts with pfeffer or something like that. I call them "pepper cookies." They're small and dome-shaped and white and spicy.

i'm actually not sure if they're even considered "christmas" cookies, but i always seem to see them around this time of year.

[reyd reid reed]

55. Yup...

they're christmas cookies...and I forgot all about them.

Wonderful.

Yummmmm

[Rabrrrrrr]

60. Peanut Butter Kisses!!

[reyd reid reed]

65. Yummmmm...

doesn't get much better, does it?

[Rabrrrrrr]

69. Nope! Those are my very favorite cookies of all time!

[Ariana Celeste]

61. russian tea cakes

I don't know how Christmasy they are but my mom used to make them every Christmas and bring them along when we visited our family. They were always my favorite and last year when I couldn't afford gifts for my friends, I made a bunch of these, and some oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, and gave them away in cute little Christmas tins! :D I'm doing the same this year but I'm also going to be trying fudge for the first time.

Russian Tea Cakes

1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/4 cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
3/4 cup finely chopped nuts
1/4 teaspoon salt
Powdered sugar


1. Heat oven to 400ºF.
2. Mix butter, 1/2 cup powdered sugar and the vanilla in large bowl. Stir in flour, nuts and salt until dough holds together.
3. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place about 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
4. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set but not brown. Remove from cookie sheet. Cool slightly on wire rack.
5. Roll warm cookies in powdered sugar; cool on wire rack. Roll in powdered sugar again.

tip- extra vanilla is awesome

[reyd reid reed]

67. Yup...

every year. I always forget that they have a 'real' name. My kids just call 'em the 'snowball cookies'. I love 'em. One of my favorites.

:9

[Ariana Celeste]

73. That's cute

lol I was wondering what you meant by 'snowball cookies' and picked other. :D

[smirkymonkey]

156. Those are my absolute favorite cookies!

I want some right now!

I also love homemade Christmas Cutouts and the Italian Almond, Lemon, Anise drop cookies w/ icing.

[Arkansas Granny]

63. I like to make rum balls. The guys I work with say that if you are

driving, there is a two ball limit.

2 1/2 c. vanilla wafers, crushed
1 c. chopped nuts, finely
1 c. powdered sugar
1 1/2 tbsp. cocoa
Dash of salt
1/2 c. rum or brandy or orange juice or bourbon
2 1/2 tbsp. light Karo

Mix thoroughly and form into small balls. Roll in powdered sugar and wrap in wax paper.

I find that they are easier to form if the dough is refrigerated for a couple of hours first.

[reyd reid reed]

68. You can substitute orange juice?

Not the same kick, but that might work for me.

:)

[crispini]

71. Heresy!

They just ain't rumballs without the rum!

[reyd reid reed]

75. True...

I could make two batches, though...one for the kids.

[Arkansas Granny]

74. I've never tried it with orange juice, but I see no reason why it

wouldn't work. It's the liquid, not the alcohol, that holds the ingredients together.

[swimboy]

72. Molasses Crinkles

One of my favorites:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=236&topic_id=14620

[reyd reid reed]

83. I've seen this recipe before, I think.

Do they come out crispy or chewy?

[swimboy]

125. Either way depending on baking time

Less time is chewier, longer for dryer crispier cookies. Also depends on how you store them if they remain that way.

I know! Who STORES cookies?

I like them a little chewy.

[QMPMom]

76. Shortbread. Specifically: Whipped Shortbread. Yum.

[reyd reid reed]

84. What's the difference between shortbread

and whipped shortbread?

[QMPMom]

136. Whipped Shortbread is not molded and has a light and fluffy

texture and absolutely melts in your mouth. Regular Shortbread is usually molded or pressed and does not have the light and airy delicacy of Whipped Shortbread.

[sakabatou]

77. Sufganyot!

Yeah, they're not cookies, but, whatever...

[reyd reid reed]

86. What are they?

I've never heard of it/them before.

:shrug:

Enlighten me.

[sakabatou]

105. Jelly donuts

[reyd reid reed]

109. Strawberry or raspberry

Raspberry's my favorite.

[redqueen]

78. My favorite all the time cookies are chocolate chip cookies, of course.

This thread needs recipes! Lots and lots of recipes! :)

[reyd reid reed]

87. There's some...I'm gonna dig mine out

either when I get home tonight or in the morning and I'll post 'em.

:D

[u4ic]

79. Gingerbread cookies

Ginger cookies are something quite different. (though I love both)

I also love these simple cookies - they're messy to make, but oh so good. The recipe is called "Pan Fry Cookies", but that's boring, so I'll christen them "Coconut-Date Crunchies". :D

2 eggs
1 c white sugar (I use much less, because I cut down on sugar; I also use raw cane sugar, rather than white)
1 1/2 c chopped dates
1 tsp vanilla
2 c Rice Krispies
Coconut

Mix eggs and sugar in a fry pan. Cook over medium heat until mixture starts bubbling.

Add dates. Take off the stove, add Rice Krispies and vanilla. Cool. Form into balls and roll in coconut (I'll also grind almonds to a flour, and mix it in with the coconut). :9

[reyd reid reed]

89. Ooooh...these sound wonderful!!

:9

[Broken_Hero]

80. frosted sugar cookies

now its Dec, I can finally make some, and gain more weight...and be content with the world...:D

[reyd reid reed]

90. I save those to make last

1. They're a PITA
2. I don't want to have to rebake them when they're all gone
3. I'm the Queen of Procrastination.

[TheCentepedeShoes]

81. Sugar cookies have been my favorite

ever since we used to get the great big ones at a bakery when I was a kid.

[reyd reid reed]

91. My kids love the way they look...

And I've got to admit they're pretty. Tasty, too.

:9

[BrotherBuzz]

82. Pepper Cookies

3 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1 1/8 cups butter
1 cup white sugar
1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
1 1/2 tsp ground black cardamom
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground black pepper

In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in the cream. Add the baking soda and a little water (no more that 2 tablespoons). Sift the spices, baking powder and flour into the butter mixture. Blend until a nice dough is formed. Roll the dough into sausages about 2 1/2 inches in diameter. Wrap tightly and let the dough chill thoroughly. Preheat the oven to 375F. Remove the chilled dough and cut into thin slices. Bake on a lightly greased cookie sheet for 6 to 8 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.

[reyd reid reed]

92. Ground pepper?

I'm going to have to try these.

:thumbsup:

[BrotherBuzz]

95. Yep, ground black pepper

Very traditional northern European Christmas treat. Don't let the ground pepper throw you, it works. They are seductively delicious.

[reyd reid reed]

98. Oh, I've learned not to let much of anything throw me when it comes to cookies.

One of my favorite recipes called for hard-boiled egg yolks.

I'm going to try these, I think. I've gotta see if I've got everything. I THINK I do...

[Left Is Write]

85. Sandbakkelse and Russian teacakes.

I also love rugalach, but that's not a Christmas cookie.

[reyd reid reed]

94. I made a double batch of Russian teacakes...

aka 'snowball cookies' this afternoon. What's sandbakkelse? Got a recipe?

[Left Is Write]

104. Sandbakkelse are a Scandinavian butter almond cookie baked in tins.

I do have a recipe:

SANDBAKKELSE

1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp almond extract
vanilla extract
3 cups flour

Cream butter until fluffy. Add sugar. Cream well. Add eggs and extracts. Add flour to make a stiff dough. Chill 3 hours. Press into tins and bake 10 minutes at 375 degrees.


This is what the tins look like:



I have two sets of tins - small scalloped ones like pictured above and some larger ones that look like metal muffin cups.

[reyd reid reed]

106. Greased and floured? eom

[Left Is Write]

107. The tins? No. Just press the dough in as is.

They cookies will pop out when baked; just gently squeeze the sides of the tins.

[reyd reid reed]

110. Oh. Even better.

:D

[Left Is Write]

108. By the way - do you like dried fruits? Cranberries, dates, raisins?

If so, I have a fantastic recipe I just tried two days ago.

[reyd reid reed]

111. I do

Please share?

:D

[Left Is Write]

116. Glad to!

I found this recipe in this year's edition of the Better Homes & Gardens Christmas Cookie magazine. It's ridiculously simple to make, the bars are too delicious for words, and they look really pretty when cut. I tried to take pictures last night, but the flash kept obscuring their prettiness, and it was too dark without the flash. Daytime would have been better for pictures, so I guess I'd better make some more. ;)

CRANBERRY-DATE BARS

1-2/3 cup packaged biscuit mix (such as Bisquick)
1/4 tsp ground cardamom
1/2 cup chopped dates
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
Powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line an 8-inch square baking pan with aluminum foil, extending the foil over the edges of the pan. Lightly coat foil with non-stick cooking spray; set aside.

In a medium bowl, combine biscuit mix and cardamom; stir in dates, cranberries and pecans. Set aside. In a large bowl, beat butter for 30 seconds. Add sugar; beat until combined. Beat in egg and vanilla. Stir in dry mixture just until combined. Spread dough evenly in prepared pan. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes (or so) or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack.

To serve, remove baked mixture from pan by lifting foil. Place on a cutting board and cut into bars. Dust with powdered sugar. Makes 20 bars.

Store in a single layer in an airtight container. Store at room temp for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months.


*** I had to make a special purchase of cardamom for this recipe, and it was quite expensive. I can tell you that the flavor is well worth the price of the cardamom!

[reyd reid reed]

117. Thank you!!

Looks like I'm going to have to buy some cardamom...I MIGHT have some, but...I don't think so. This makes at least two recipes that I'd like to try that call for it.

:hug:

[Mrs.Matcom]

88. voted 'other'

oatmeal scotchie cookies, those are the best!!!

[reyd reid reed]

96. Oatmeal butterscotch?

Oh, those are to die for. I love those when it's cold and snowy.

*sigh*

[SPKrazy]

93. I Miss The Chocolate Cookies My Mom Made

I have no idea what the are called, they are soft, and chewey, and they were damned good!


I don't think I have the recipe either :-(

But then again, sugar is sugar, and I am not too picky about that!

[reyd reid reed]

97. I have a recipe somewhere for these chocolate lace cookies...

they stay soft and chewy, too. Rolled in powdered sugar before you bake them so that when they flatten, it looks lacy.

Sugar is sugar but it's all in the presentation.

Well...except for that timing thing...

:eyes:

[SPKrazy]

99. Yum

If you find it, well could you post it or PM it or ????

:loveya:

[reyd reid reed]

100. Sure. I'll see if I can remember where I stashed it.

I wouldn't mind making them again...

[SPKrazy]

101. Cool!

Thanks!

:pals:

[GoneOffShore]

102. English Mince Pies

Sorry, no recipe, but they're basically loose fruit cake inside piecrust.

[reyd reid reed]

103. How loose?

And what binds it together?

I love trying new stuff.

[GoneOffShore]

122. Found these two recipes

8 oz butter, softened
1 lb all purpose flour
2 oz icing sugar (confectioners sugar)
2 egg yolks
1 lb mincemeat
an ounce or two of brandy or rum - if desired
beaten egg, to glaze
bun tins to make 30 pies

Cut the butter into cubes. Sift the flour into a mixing bowl. Add the butter and, using your fingertips, rub the butter into the flour until it resembles fine breadcrumbes. Stir in the icing sugar. Make a well in the centre, stir in the egg yolk and about 3-4 tbsp iced water to make a soft but not sticky dough. Knead lightly to form a smooth dough (if there is time - chill for 30 minutes). Preheat oven to mark 400F or gas mark 6.

On a floured surface, roll out two thirds of the dough and cut out 30 rounds using a 2-½ inch fluted cutter. Use to line the bun tins. Fill with mincemeat*.

Re-roll remaining pastry and trimmings and cut out circles using a 2 in cutter. Dampen edges of circle and place on pies. Seal edges, brush tops with beaten egg and cook for 20 minutes.

*If desired, mix some (to taste) of the brandy or rum into the mincemeat. Mixture will be a little looser. Delicious when served alone or with custard (British - of course) or cream We highly recommend sampling the recipe repeatedly!!

Mincemeat Filling (yields 3 qts)

1/2 lb beef suet, chopped fine
4 cups seedless raisins
2 cups dried currants
1 cup coarsely chopped almonds
1/2 cup coarsely chopped candied citron
1/2 cup coarsely chopped dried figs
1/2 cup coarsely chopped candied orange peel
1/4 cup coarsely chopped candied lemon peel
4 cups coarsely chopped, peeled and cored cooking apples
1 & 1/4 cups sugar
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp allspice
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp cloves
2 & 1/2 cups brandy
1 cup dry sherry
Combine the suet, raisins, currants, almonds, citron, figs, orange peel, lemon peel, apples, sugar, nutmeg, allspice, cinnamon, and cloves in a large mixing bowl and stir them together thoroughly.

Pour in the brandy and the sherry and stir with a large spoon until all the ingredients are moist.

Cover the bowl and set the ingredients aside in a cool place (do not refrigerate) for at least 3 weeks. Check the mixture each week and replenish the absorbed liquor with more brandy and sherry, using about 1/4 cup each time.

[Deja Q]

112. Any cookies I can get my hands on...

:9

[reyd reid reed]

114. I dunno...

I've had some pretty nasty cookies in my day. Be careful...

C'mon...if you had to pick one, what would it be?

[-..__...]

113. GOATSE cookies...

:9

[reyd reid reed]

115. Raspberry filling? nt

[BrotherBuzz]

118. You bad!

:spank:

:rofl:

[reyd reid reed]

119. I braced myself...

I've heard tales...

:scared:

But...

[BrotherBuzz]

120. Use Raspberry filling

but add a little pepper and call them pfefferanüsse cookies. ;)

Pfeffernüsse Cookies Recipe

Ingredients
2 cups sifted flour
3/4 tsp ground cardamom
3/4 tsp double-acting baking powder
3/4 tsp ground allspice
3/4 tsp salt
3/4 tsp mace
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp finely ground white pepper
1/4 tsp ground anise seeds
1 cup honey
3 Tbsp shortening
1 egg
Confectioner's sugar

Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Sift together the dry ingredients. Heat the honey but do not boil. Add the shortening, then cool. Beat in the egg, then stir in dry ingredients just until blended. Let the dough rest for about 10 minutes to allow it to stiffen.

Shape dough into 1-1/2-inch balls. Place the balls onto a greased cookie sheet (you may flatten them slightly if you wish). Bake for 12 to 13 minutes.

Cool the cookies well. Place the cookies in an airtight bowl, cover tightly, and allow to ripen for about 2 weeks. Dust with confectioner's sugar before serving.

Yield: 3 dozen

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123. Put Santa hats on them...

or green sugary Christmas wreaths around the filling.

:smoke:

[marzipanni]

121. I tried making those last Christmas

but I wrecked'em.




:hide:

[VelmaD]

124. I made 18 different kinds of cookies last xmas...

and 6 different flavors of fudge. I can't pick just one favorite.

Here's the list:
Cookies:
gingerbread men
white chocolate chip-craisin
Red and Green M&M - chocolate
Red and Green M&M - mint
Andes mint chip cookies
chocolate chip with toffee bits
oatmeal-raisin-cinnamon chip
chocolate with cinnamon chips
chocolate with cappucino chips
cappucino chip with hazelnuts
sugar cookies
yiddish cookies
snickerdoodles
chocolate stars
ginger cookies
lemon crisps
dark chocolate chip cookies
egg nog logs

Fudge:
milk chocolate
dark chocolate
chocolate-cappucino
peanut butter
chocolate-peanut butter
white chocolate

[reyd reid reed]

126. Ah!!!

Someone else who bakes for Christmas like I do.

:hi:

:hug:

[FredStembottom]

127. Gluten-free cookies.

Just how it is. I'm afraid.:-(

[u4ic]

128. Me, too

There's a great bakery in my city that's gluten free. www.kinnikinnick.com (they could do with a better website, but their products are great. They also have a lot in store that isn't listed on the site, perhaps they don't ship them. The lemon poppyseed cake is to die for)

I've got many good recipes (the one I posted above is, with a GF rice cereal). If only the flours weren't so expensive. x(

:hi:

[FredStembottom]

130. Kinnikinnick stuff is pretty widely available around here

But MIND-BOGGELINGLY expensive!

[u4ic]

134. Just curious...

even moreso than, say, Glutano? Here, both lines' ginger cookies, for example, are about the same price. There are more in the Kinnikinnick package, though (and I think they taste better).

I never cared much for any GF bread, so I don't eat it. That Kinnikinnick product is definitely mind-boggling expensive.

[FredStembottom]

137. I've never seen Glutano. Must not be available here (Minneapolis)

You are right about the breads. None of them are any good. You have to make your own with a bread machine. The Betty Hagman cookbooks have many good recipes.

And search on the term: Walrus Bread. I don't know what it has to do with walrus's - it's just a plain white gluten-free bread. BUT it is really dependably good and doesn't need a bread machine.

Also, if you live near here - the Wedge Co-op has finally broken through the barrier and turns out a really, really good GF bread under their own label. Expensive, tho. 6 bucks.

good luck!

[u4ic]

147. Thanks

I'll try making the Walrus bread.

There's another author called Joyce Friesen who also has some very good cookbooks. :hi:

[FredStembottom]

155. I don't know of Joyce......

I'll look into it. Thanks!

[reyd reid reed]

131. Did someone say

"lemon poppyseed"

*sigh*

[u4ic]

132. To.die.for

:9

[reyd reid reed]

133. I love both lemon and almond poppyseed...

With or without glaze...buttered or not. Warm or cold.

Doesn't matter.

I love it.

[u4ic]

135. Oooo, yeah!

when I could still eat normal food, I used to love to get a certain poppyseed loaf from the Polish deli nearby. Truly amazing. It's been years since I've had it, and can still taste it. :9

But I can get the GF one. And they use real lemons in it, not lemon flavouring. I have a couple of GF friends, too - I think I need to invite them over for a 'lemon poppyseed and brownie' do. (I'll just put some festive candy on the brownie icing)

I won't mention how 'to die for' their brownies are. ;) (from the website I listed) I've gotten non-GF people addicted to them. :D

[reyd reid reed]

129. Got any recipes?

:hug:

[FredStembottom]

157. Well...if a person is new to making Gluten free goodies.......

....you can't do better than taking a look at the many Bette Hagman Gluten-free cookbooks. There is even one of all desserts (and cookies). Most gluten-free recipes use "flour mixes" made up of anywhere from 2 to 6 different not-wheat flours.

She gets you started mixing those first (you just make a big batch and keep in jars or tupperware). And don't worry, all the really weird flours (sorghum, fava bean, tapioca etc. etc.) turn out to regular parts of traditional Chinese cooking (my apologies to you if you are of Asian descent and don't need me to tell you that). So if you have an Asian foods grocery store in your town, you'll find them.

If you must eat gluten-free - and still in shock about it - you can't do better than getting going on your flour mixes! you'll feel better soon.

[elfrangel]

138. Family recipe called "Great Aunt Amy's Teacakes"

I don't know the recipe, my mom has it. I LOVE these cookies. I wait all year for them since we only make them at christmas time. The recipe is really big and takes a lot of time, but I will share the recipe if I can get it from my mom.



I believe the original came from my great-great-great-great aunt Amy. I don't know where she got it. I like to think that she created it, but you never know. The story behind the recipe has been lost over time.

[reyd reid reed]

140. I'd love to try it if you can find the recipe

or talk your mom out of it. When it comes to my crowd, the bigger, the better where recipes are concerned. This time of year, I at least double..and usually bake two doubled batches (most of the time, tripling and quadrupling doesn't work really well...go figure.).

Thank you!!!

[hippywife]

139. The traditional cookies in our family

are pizzelles and a little nut-filled, powdered sugar cookie made from a cream cheese dough. They both take forever to make so I'm gonna hafta start soon.

[reyd reid reed]

141. Someone else, upthread, mentioned the pizzelles...

I'd love to hear more about the cream cheese cookies...

:9

[hippywife]

142. They're a pain in the patooti

to make so don't say I didn't warn ya! (Is that how you spell patooti?) They are very small and tedious but they're also very good. It's a recipe from my grandmother and holds wonderful memories for me (I still have it written in her handwriting) so I can't not make them. Plus my dad and husband LOVE them! LOL

Nut Bon Bons

8 oz. cream cheese (softened)
1 cup butter (softened)
1 tsp. salt
2 cups flour
powdered sugar (not sure how much)
walnut pieces

Mix cream cheese, butter, salt, and flour together well with your hands. Form into a ball and chill for at least an hour. Cut in half and roll one half on a surface dusted with powdered sugar-very thin but not paper thin. Cut into 1" strips. Put a very small piece of walnut in the middle and roll up into a little pillow, pinching ends. Repeat with other half of the ball.

Bake on an ungreased cookie sheet at 350 until bottoms are lightly brown. Cool completely on wax paper and then shake by handfuls in a paper bag of powdered sugar.

Hope you and your family enjoy these if you decide to try them.

It doesn't seem like Christmas around my house unless it smells like anise from the pizzelles!

[reyd reid reed]

149. Thank you!!!

Tomorrow I have a day off and the plan is to spend it in the kitchen, baking cookies.

I've got a TON of new recipes to try, now.

:D

[baldguy]

145. Lebkuchen

Grandma's cookies

[chknltl]

146. Lebkuchen, (on edit: seconded)

Although imported Lebkuchen is not the same.... Just another reason to miss Germany at this time of the year.
Those little round shortbread cookies which come in those useful round tins are my second fave...not much to 'em but insidiously addicting!

(edited because the post before mine said the same cookie and I hadn't noticed till after posting mine....)

[Omphaloskepsis]

148. Snickerdoodle

I am shocked that it isn't getting more love around here.

[reyd reid reed]

151. I was thinking about these the other day...

they were my dad's favorite. My mom also used to have this recipe for soft sugar cookies that used sour cream...and I have no idea where it is or if I have it.

I loved those cookies.

[LaraMN]

150. Dough.

Everyone knows that.
:D

[reyd reid reed]

152. C'mon....

gimme more than that...

:hi:

[LaraMN]

153. Chocolate chip dough without the chips.

I don't actually liek the chocolate- it gets stuck in my teeth.

[reyd reid reed]

154. I like peanut butter cookie dough.

Chocolate chip is good too, though.