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Friday, December 16, 2011

Cookie Ingredient Form

We created this cookie ingredient form a few years ago to help us tally the ingredients needed for our annual Christmas Cookie Bake-a-thon. You can download this form and change the types of cookies you want to make in the left column before you print your own copy. After printing, just fill in the recipe measurements. Add each column to calculate the total amount of ingredients needed. check out this Measurement & Conversion Chart

Check back after Christmas. I will remake this chart on an excel spreadsheet so the columns will total automatically.


Check out these recipes!
Oatmeal Coconut Cookies
Spritz
Russian Teacakes
Rugelach
Toffy
Fantasy Fudge
Coconut Dream Bars
Pecan Pie Bars

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Christmas Cutouts


1 cup margarine
1 tsp vanilla              
1-1/2 cup sugar
3 eggs
3-1/2 cup flour
2 tsp cream of tarter
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt






































Cream margarine and vanilla with mixer. Beat in sugar till light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time beat continuously.  Sift flour, baking soda, salt, and cream of tarter together.
  Add dry ingredients gradually, mix well.  Wrap dough in plastic or wax paper and chill 3-4 hours.  On floured surface roll dough to 1/8 inch thick, cut shapes.  Bake on ungreased cookie sheet  at 375 for 6-8 minutes.  Cool slightly before removing from cookie sheet.







Cookie Icing
2 cups powdered sugar
2 TBSP milk
1 TBSP Karo
Food coloring
Mix well. Add enough milk to make spreadable, a little runny. Divide into bowls, add coloring. Apply with small knife or place in small squeeze bottles with fine tips.  To layer icing when decorating, allow first layer to set (dry) before adding next color.
We usually double this recipe and make a couple batches!

Submitted by Christie Hickman