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Everything is done by hand (no mixers) so it's a little more work than some cookies.

Greek Butter Cookies

1 lb. unsalted sweet butter, softened
1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons baking powder
flour as needed

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In large mixing bowl, begin by kneading the butter and slowly sifting in the sugar and baking powder. Mix well. Slowly sift in the flour - perhaps 1/4 cup at a time. I don't measure the flour at all so I can't even make a guess as to how much I actually use. Mix the flour in thoroughly and then add more. It's certainly better to add too little at a time than too much. Continue to add flour until a dough forms. Once the dough has begun to come off the sides of the bowl and your hands, you have added enough flour.

I make crescent shapes, but you can do whatever shape you want. I roll the dough into 1 inch balls, then roll them out the long way and bend into a crescent.

Bake for 20 minutes or until a golden brown color. While the cookies are baking, sift powdered sugar in a bowl. Immediately out of the oven, roll in powdered sugar. If I give as gifts, I add some freshly sifted powdered sugar on the top to make it look pretty.

Message edited 11/13/2007 12:36:34 PM.

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Christmas Macaroons
Makes about 28 cookies

2 egg whites
3/4 cup sugar
dash of salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 package (7 ounces) shredded coconut
green and red food coloring (optional)


Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line 2 cookie sheets with foil or parchment paper. In medium bowl mix egg whites, sugar, salt, and vanilla. Add flour and stir until well blended. Fold in coconut and food coloring. Drop dough by teaspoon full about an inch apart. Bake 15-20 minutes until light brown. Cool on cookie sheet. Peel foil from cookies.

Message edited 11/13/2007 12:36:42 PM.

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Ginger Crinkles

Best recipe I've come across. Have been making them for years now.

2/3 cup veg. oil
1 cup white sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup molasses
2 cups flour
2 tsp bakin soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp salt
--1/4 cup white sugar for rolling

1. mix oil & sugar thoroughly with electric mixer. Add egg & mix well. Pur in molasses. Sift and add dry ingredients until incorporated (will be too thick for electric mixer)
2 Roll tsp of dough into ball, drop into sugar and roll until coated.
3. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.
Yield 2dz - I ALWAYS double this recipe

Tip...when forming into balls keep a bowl of warm water handy to keep dough from sticking to your hands.

These are pretty enough to give as gifts!!!

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my favorite cookies EVER

spekulatius (german spice cookes)
they're thin, not very sweet, crispy, and the perfect partner to a hot tea

spekulatius recipe

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Not a cookie, but I think it's a holiday thing.. does anyone have a good recipe for fudge?

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Peanut Butter Blossoms

2 Cups Bisquick
1 Can Sweetened Condensed Milk
3/4 Cup Peanut Butter
1 Tsp Vanilla
Granulated Sugar
Hershey Kisses

-Combine Bisquick, Peanut Butter, Condensed Milk and Vanilla

-Roll into 1 inch balls

-Roll in granulated sugar

-Flatten slightly and place on cookie sheet

-Bake 10 minutes at 350 degrees

-Remove from oven and top with hershey kiss, pressing lightly

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Anise Cookies

2 cups sugar
2 sticks softened margarine
1 oz anise extract
5 eggs
3cups flour
confectioners sugar (to dust on top)

Cream together sugar and margarine. Add eggs one at a time. Slowly add flour. Blend in anise.

Bake in a greased 10x15 pan for 20-25 minutes at 350 degrees. Sprinkle with confectioners sugar and cut into bite size pieces. (these are little bite size cookies, not anise toast)






Thumbprint Cookies

1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup shortening
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 egg (seperated)
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 cup flour
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup finely chopped almonds
raspberry jam

Mix butter, shortening, egg yolk and vanilla thoroughly. Work in the flour and salt. Shape dough into 1 inch balls. Dip into the egg white and then roll in the almonds. Place 1 inch apart on ungreases cookie sheet. Press thumb into center of each cookie. Bake 10-12 minutes at 350 degrees until light brown. Let set 3-5 minutes on cookie sheet and then remove. When cool, fill center "thumbprint" with raspberry jam.

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I LOVE to make chocolate covered oreos around the holidays. So yummy and I dip one end in red/green spinkles.

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Enjoy :)
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