Cookies are an eternal favorite with family and nothing gives you an excuse as good as a Christmas dinner to suffice your appetite.Make Christmas Balls with butter, softened, powdered sugar, flour, teaspoon vanilla, pecans and chopped red and green.
Cream the butter by adding sugar and vanilla. Then add flour and mix well. Add the pecans. Refrigerate for an hour until firm. Roll into small balls. Bake in a 350F degree oven for 20 to 30 minutes until light brown. Remove from oven and roll in sprinkles while still hot. Molasses Sugar Cookies requires shortening, sugar, egg, molasses, flour, baking soda, salt, ginger, cloves and cinnamon. For the procedure, shorten the cream by gradually adding sugar. Beat at medium speed until light and fluffy. Add egg and molasses and mix well. In a separate bowl combine the dry ingredients and mix. Add some of the dry mixture to creamed mixture. Mix well each time before adding more dry ingredients. Chill for one hour until firm. Roll them into balls. Place on cookie sheet and bake at 375 degrees F for 10 to 12 minutes. Don't worry if the tops crack. Cool on wire racks. Try your choices with Easy Coconut Cookies of brown sugar as well as fresh butter or cheese and Holiday Wreaths made with cinnamon candies.
Surf Kids Christmas Cookie Recipes with Christmas Carnivals.
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