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1. Butter Cookie Christmas Cutouts

Ingredients:

– 1 cup of butter
– 1 1/2 cups of sifted powdered sugar
– 1 egg
– 1 teaspoon of vanilla
– 2 1/2 cups of sifted flour
– 1 teaspoon of cream of tartar
– 1 teaspoon of baking soda
– 1/4 teaspoon of salt

Directions:

– Cream butter, add sugar gradually and cream until fluffy.
– Add unbeaten egg and vanilla; beat well.
– Sift together dry ingredients; blend into cream mixture.
– Chill dough about an hour.
– Roll on well floured pastry board to 1/4 inch thickness.
– Cut with floured cutter.
– Bake on an unbuttered cookie sheet for 6 minutes at 325 degrees.

Yield:  6 dozen cookies.

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2. Peanut Butter Bars

Ingredients:

– 1/2 cup of butter or margarine
– 1/2 cup of firmly packed brown sugar
– 1/2 cup of sugar
– 1 large egg
– 1 teaspoon of vanilla
– 1/3 cup of crunchy style peanut butter
– 1 cup of unbleached flour; sifted
– 1/2 teaspoon of Baking Soda
– 1/4 teaspoon of salt
– 1 cup of quick cooking oats
– 1 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions:

– Cream the butter, brown sugar, and sugar in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy, using an electric mixer at medium speed.
– Beat in the egg and vanilla.
– Blend in the peanut butter.
– Sift the flour, baking soda and salt together.
– Stir the dry ingredients into the creamed mixture, blending well.
– Stir in the oats.
– Spread the mixture in a greased 13 X 9 X 2-inch baking pan.
– Sprinkle with the chocolate chips.
– Bake in a 350 degree F. oven for 25 minutes or until done.
– Cool in the pan on a rack. While still warm drizzle with the vanilla glaze.
– When cooled, cut into 48 (2 X 1 1/2-inch) bars.

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3. For The Vanilla Glaze

Ingredients:

– 1/4 cup of confectioners’ sugar
– 1/4 cup of peanut butter
– 2 tablespoons of butter or margarine
– 1/4 cup of hot milk
– 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla

Directions:

– Combine all of the ingredients in a bowl and beat, with an electric mixer set to high speed, until smooth.

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1. New England Christmas Cookies

Ingredients:

– 3/4 cup of melted shortening
– 3/4 cup of melted butter
– 1 cup of brown sugar
– 1 cup of white sugar
– 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
– 1 cup of sliced blanched almonds
– 3 eggs, beaten
– 1 teaspoon of salt
– 3 1/2 cups of flour
– 1 1/2 teaspoons of soda

Directions:

– Cream sugar and melted ingredients.
– Beat eggs and add to creamed mixture.
– Sift together all dry ingredients and beat into dough.
–  Stir in almonds.
– Form dough into small rolls and wrap in wax paper.
– Refrigerate overnight.
– Slice thin and bake at 350 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes.
– DO NOT OVERBAKE.

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2. Christmas Cookie Slices

Ingredients:

For The Dark Mixture:

– 3 cups of flour
– 1 teaspoon of soda
– 1/4 teaspoon of salt
– 1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
– 1 cup of shortening
– 1 1/2 cups of brown sugar
– 2 eggs
– 1 cup of raisins, ground
– 1 cup of nuts, ground

For The Light Mixture:

– 2 cups of flour
– 1/4 teaspoon of salt
– 1/2 teaspoon of soda
– 1/2 cup of shortening
– 3/4 cup of sugar
– 1 egg
– 1 teaspoon of vanilla
– 2 tablespoons of water
– 1/4 cup of chopped candied cherries

Dark Mixture:

– Sift together flour, soda, salt and spices.
– Cream shortening with brown sugar, add eggs and beat well.
– Stir in dry ingredients, nuts and raisins.

Light Mixture:

– Sift together flour, salt and soda.
– Cream shortening and sugar, add egg, vanilla and water and mix well.
– Blend in dry ingredients.
– Stir in cherries.
– Pack half of dark mixture into wax paper lined straight-sided pan 10 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches.
– Add all of light dough to make a second layer, top with remaining dark dough.
– Pack firmly.  Refrigerate at least 24 hours.
– Remove from pan and cut dough lengthwise in half.
– Then slice in 1/4 inch slices.
– Bake on ungreased cookie sheet at 400 degrees for 8-10 minutes.
– Remove immediately from pan.

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3. Christmas Cookie Wreaths

Ingredients:

– 2 eggs, beaten
– 1/2 cup of butter
– 1 cup of chopped raisins
– 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
– 1/2 teaspoon of ground ginger
– 1 cup of sugar
– 4 teaspoons of sweet cream
– 1 teaspoon of baking soda
– 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
– 3 1/2 cups of flour (sifted)

Directions:

– Mix butter and sugar in bowl until creamy.
– Whip eggs and sweet cream.
– Add other ingredients and mix well until mixture becomes dough.
– Place in refrigerator to chill.
– Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
– Remove dough from refrigerator and cut small pieces.
– Roll into wreath shapes.
– Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
– Bake for 12 minutes.
– Let cookies cool.
– Add decorations if desired.

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