Santas Snowflakes Recipes

SNOWFLAKE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, cream the shortening with the sugar. Add the eggs and vanilla and mix well. Sift the flour and salt into the creamed mixture and stir in gradually. Chill dough for at least one hour.
• Roll the chilled dough out to 1/8 inch thick and cut into desired shapes. Bake on an ungreased baking sheet for 6 to 8 minutes. Allow cookies to cool before decorating.

SANTA'S SNOWFLAKES

Steps:

• Divide dough in half. Roll out each half between two pieces of parchment paper to about 1/8 inch thick. Transfer each half to a baking sheet; cover tightly with plastic wrap. Refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees, with racks on upper and lower thirds. Remove one sheet of dough from refrigerator, and let stand 1 minute. Using a 3-inch snowflakeshaped cookie cutter, cut out shapes. Place shapes 2 inches apart on parchment- lined baking sheets. Gather together scraps, and reroll as above; chill until firm, 10 to 15 minutes, then cut out more shapes. Repeat process with second sheet of dough.
• Decorate cookies with sanding sugar or sprinkles, as desired.
• Bake cookies in upper and lower thirds of oven, switching positions of sheets halfway through, until golden around the edges and slightly firm to the touch, about 15 minutes. Let cool on baking sheets 1 minute; transfer to wire racks to cool completely.

SANTA'S SNOWFLAKE COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• 2. In a medium mixing bowl, cream together onmedium high speed the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the egg and beat for 1 minute. Add the vanilla, red food coloring, and vinegar, beat for 2 minutes.
• 3. In a small bowl stir together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and cocoa powder, until well blended.
• 4. Add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture; stir together until all the dough is red. Stir the crushed peppermint candy and white chocolate chips into dough.
• 5. Drop two teaspoons or a small cookie scoop of dough onto an ungreased cookie sheet about 2 inches apart. Bake 9 minutes, cool on baking sheet for 1 minute, and then remove to a cooling rack to cool. Store cookies in an airtight container. Makes about 36 cookies.

SANTA'S WHISKERS

Steps:

• Cream together butter and sugar; blend in milk and extract.
• Stir in flour, cherries and pecans.
• Form dough into two 8 inch rolls.
• Roll in flaked coconut to coat outside.
• Wrap in waxed paper or plastic wrap and chill thoroughly.
• Cut into 1/4 inch slices and place on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake at 375* until edges are golden, about 12 minutes.