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LIFWriter
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Rachel
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QOTD! 12/5/12 - Holiday Cookies!!
What are your favorite holiday/Christmas cookies?
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Do you have a favorite recipe that you can share?
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Posted 12/5/12 2:57 PM  |
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Re: QOTD! 12/5/12 - Holiday Cookies!!
All time favorite are Oatmeal Scotchies
Click here for the recipe!
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| Posted 12/5/12 3:05 PM |
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lorich
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Re: QOTD! 12/5/12 - Holiday Cookies!!
All time favorite are rainbow cookies! I've never made them myself and have asked others to share their recipe, but they wouldn't...  so I'm going to try this one THIS one this year.
Smitten's pic!
My favorite holiday cookie is my Cousin's "Russian Butter Cookies"... or one of the many millions of names they're called....
Again...no recipe, but found THIS one from Food.com
Suzi homemaker photo
Message edited 12/5/2012 3:13:01 PM.
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| Posted 12/5/12 3:11 PM |
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Jenn627
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Jenn
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Re: QOTD! 12/5/12 - Holiday Cookies!!
Absolute favorite in the world are the confectioner's sugar covered cookies posted above.
I had a fantastic recipe but lost it!!!!! And every time I try to make them they're always under-cooked in the center.
OMG - I could eat millions of them. LOVE those cookies.
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| Posted 12/5/12 3:34 PM |
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dctead
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Emily
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Re: QOTD! 12/5/12 - Holiday Cookies!!
to eat...I love Rainbow Cookies & the "Russian" cookies above too (we called them Sugar Balls)
To Make: I dislike baking...so I make Biscotti as its very easy! My Favorite recipe is this:
Holiday Biscotti
Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
3/4 cup pistachios, coarsely chopped
2/3 cup dried cranberries
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Line a heavy large baking sheet with parchment paper. Whisk the flour and baking powder in a medium bowl to blend. Using an electric mixer, beat the sugar, butter, lemon zest, and salt in a large bowl to blend. Beat in the eggs 1 at a time. Add the flour mixture and beat just until blended. Stir in the pistachios and cranberries.
Form the dough into a 13-inch long, 3-inch wide log on the prepared baking sheet. Bake until light golden, about 40 minutes. Cool for 30 minutes.
Place the log on the cutting board. Using a sharp serrated knife, cut the log on a diagonal into 1/2 to 3/4-inch-thick slices. Arrange the biscotti, cut side down, on the baking sheet. Bake the biscotti until they are pale golden, about 15 minutes. Transfer the biscotti to a rack and cool completely.
The biscotti can be made ahead. Store them in an airtight container up to 4 days, or wrap them in foil and freeze in resealable plastic bags up to 3 weeks.
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| Posted 12/5/12 3:55 PM |
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BeachGrl
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Kristy
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Re: QOTD! 12/5/12 - Holiday Cookies!!
Wow these look great, I may try them this year!
I was thinking of making these this year also
Candy Cane Blossoms
Recipe
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| Posted 12/5/12 4:08 PM |
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LIFWriter
Be Your Own Inspiration!
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Rachel
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Re: QOTD! 12/5/12 - Holiday Cookies!!
Posted by BeachGrl
Wow these look great, I may try them this year!
I was thinking of making these this year also
Candy Cane Blossoms
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Recipe
THESE are adorable! I need to try them this year! My favorite Christmas cookies are soft molasses cookies and rainbow cookies.
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| Posted 12/5/12 4:13 PM |
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Lauren82
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Re: QOTD! 12/5/12 - Holiday Cookies!!
Pignoli cookies, coconut macaroons, and spritz cookies! I only make them at Christmas! Yum! I am too lazy to get the recipes out now, but I can if someone wants them.
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| Posted 12/5/12 7:45 PM |
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NewYawkah
2012--A year of new beginnings
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Re: QOTD! 12/5/12 - Holiday Cookies!!
Posted by Lauren82
Pignoli cookies, coconut macaroons, and spritz cookies! I only make them at Christmas! Yum! I am too lazy to get the recipes out now, but I can if someone wants them.
I would love your pignoli recipe--I tried making them for Thanksgiving using Anne Burrell's recipe and they were either wayyyy too underdone or very hard...
Thanks!
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| Posted 12/5/12 7:59 PM |
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Naner325
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Re: QOTD! 12/5/12 - Holiday Cookies!!
I make so many cookies for Christmas. My favorites are rainbow cookies, raspberry crumb bars, pignoli, nut butter balls and chocolate chips. And pizzelles
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| Posted 12/5/12 10:05 PM |
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APT910
Let It Be
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Ashley
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Re: QOTD! 12/5/12 - Holiday Cookies!!
Rainbow cookies are my absolute favorite!!
This is the recipe I use every year.
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| Posted 12/6/12 10:52 AM |
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Lauren82
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Re: QOTD! 12/5/12 - Holiday Cookies!!
Posted by NewYawkah
Posted by Lauren82
Pignoli cookies, coconut macaroons, and spritz cookies! I only make them at Christmas! Yum! I am too lazy to get the recipes out now, but I can if someone wants them.
I would love your pignoli recipe--I tried making them for Thanksgiving using Anne Burrell's recipe and they were either wayyyy too underdone or very hard...
Thanks!
This is my italian grandma's recipe...it makes a ton!
2.5 pounds almond paste
8 egg whites
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 tablespoon water
1.5 pounds confectionary sugar
10 tablespoons flour
Grate almond paste in large bowl and add confectionary sugar, flour, and baking powder. Add one egg white at a time, mixing in between. Form small balls and top with pignoli nuts. Top with maraschino cherries. Place on a greased baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes until light brown.
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| Posted 12/6/12 1:00 PM |
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LIFAdmin
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LIF
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Re: QOTD! 12/5/12 - Holiday Cookies!!
BUMPing...just because I want to!
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| Posted 12/13/12 4:01 PM |
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NewYawkah
2012--A year of new beginnings
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Re: QOTD! 12/5/12 - Holiday Cookies!!
Posted by Lauren82
Posted by NewYawkah
Posted by Lauren82
Pignoli cookies, coconut macaroons, and spritz cookies! I only make them at Christmas! Yum! I am too lazy to get the recipes out now, but I can if someone wants them.
I would love your pignoli recipe--I tried making them for Thanksgiving using Anne Burrell's recipe and they were either wayyyy too underdone or very hard...
Thanks!
This is my italian grandma's recipe...it makes a ton!
2.5 pounds almond paste
8 egg whites
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 tablespoon water
1.5 pounds confectionary sugar
10 tablespoons flour
Grate almond paste in large bowl and add confectionary sugar, flour, and baking powder. Add one egg white at a time, mixing in between. Form small balls and top with pignoli nuts. Top with maraschino cherries. Place on a greased baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes until light brown.
Thank you!
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| Posted 12/22/12 9:07 PM |
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Hofstra26
Love to Bake!
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Re: QOTD! 12/5/12 - Holiday Cookies!!
Pizzelles.............HAVE to be made on my grandma's old school pizzelle irons so they are super thin, crispy, and light. My all time favorite........pure heaven. 
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| Posted 12/22/12 10:02 PM |
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rsquared
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Re: QOTD! 12/5/12 - Holiday Cookies!!
Posted by Jenn627
Absolute favorite in the world are the confectioner's sugar covered cookies posted above.
I had a fantastic recipe but lost it!!!!! And every time I try to make them they're always under-cooked in the center.
OMG - I could eat millions of them. LOVE those cookies.
Those are my faves too.
This is my g-ma's recipe:
Russian Tea Cakes
1 cup butter
½ tsp salt
2 tsp vanilla
½ cup powder sugar
2 ¼ cup flour
1 cup chopped nuts
***once it didn't hold together well, so I added an egg white.
cream butter and sugar
add flour and salt-slow mixer speed
blend in vanilla and nuts
chill
1” ball 2 1/2” apart
400 degrees 14-17 mins
roll in powdered sugar-once hot and once cooled
Message edited 12/23/2012 8:44:10 AM.
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