These are my absolute favorite Christmas cookie. I could seriously eat the whole batch! It's a project to make them, but the kids love it and I love being with them (and eating them of course). Usually I make them all pretty with the sugar glitter... but well... when kids come, their fun smiling faces decorating the cookies themselves?... priceless!
Recipe for the cookies:
- 1 cup of butter, softed
- 1 1/2 cups of sifted confectioners' sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp of vanilla
- 1/2 tsp of almond extract
- 2 1/2 cups of flour
- 1 tsp. of baking soda
- 1 tsp. of cream of tartar
Cream butter and sugar, until smooth. Beat in egg, vanilla, almond extract. Combine flour, baking soda and cream of tartar & blend into mixture. Chill for at least 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees, roll out dough to 3/16 inches in thickness (I prefer pretty thick cookies). Cut out cookies and place on a baking sheet. I like to use parchment paper on my baking sheet. It really makes a difference in the way the cookie cooks! Bake for approximately 8 minutes. My oven is pretty hot and I baked them for 6 1/2 minutes.
For the icing we mix confectioners' sugar and milk. Add just a bit of milk at a time to get the right consistency. Add your colors, and decorate!
WARNING: They are addictive! Enjoy...
this is so so so cute! I love it!
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Thanks, the nuggets have a lot of fun!
DeleteLove the cute post!! you have such beautiful children and the cookies look amazing :)
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Thank you! They are my favorite next to the Nestle Toll House cookie of course!
DeleteSo cute post:) I like cooking with your family:)
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Thank you Denisa!
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Thank you! The nuggets are fun!
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ReplyDeleteWhat fun! I can't wait until my son is old enough to do this with my too :)
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Aw, you have such a beautiful family and I'm sure you're creating lovely memories for those kids :)
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