I thought it might be fun to start a Christmas Cookie Recipe Exchnage here now that it's November. Post your favorite Christmas Cookies below. And if you use a recipe this season, let everyone know how it turned out!
My favorite Christmas cookie is a crinkle molassess cookie. I wait all year for them. Sometimes I'll glaze them with a light coat of royal icing.
CRINKLED MOLASSES COOKIE
3/4 cup butter melted
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup molasses
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 cup white sugar (in a separate bowl to roll cookie in)
Mix together the melted butter, brown sugar, and egg. Stir in the molasses. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger; blend into the molasses mixture. Cover, and chill dough for 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Roll dough into walnut sized balls (I use a small icecream scoop then roll in a ball), and roll them in the bowl of white sugar. Place cookies 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.Flatten slightly using a damp shot glass.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until tops are cracked.
I love molassas cookies. I will have to try these. I do have some favorite holiday cookies that I'll have to dig out and post. I think I will actually make some cookies this year.
yum - I love molassas cookies! I have to dig up my "Grandma Mac's sour milk cookies" (my great grandmother's recipe.) They're wonderful and almost cake-like. You sour the milk with vinegar and sprinkle sugar on top, I put tons of vanilla in them too.
I have an uncle that is severly lactose intolerant, and I want to try to make them with almond milk this year. I'll make a point to post the recipes...
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