Cookies make great gifts and are a delicious treat to bring to a holiday party. This is a guide about quick and easy Christmas cookies.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Beat butter until fluffy. Beat in cornstarch and sugar and then blend in flour. Form dough into walnut sized balls and roll lightly in colored sprinkles. Place on a non greased cookie sheet. Very slightly flatten with the bottom of a glass. Bake at 350 degrees F for 12 minutes but do not allow to brown.
Source: Can't remember where I found this recipe because have used it for a couple of years.
By Deeli from Richland, WA
These are basically meringue cookies with chocolate chips, and will be crispy and chewy.
Source: Gloria Pleva Kacik with the "Royalton Recorder" of North Royalton, OH
By Copasetic 1 from North Royalton, OH
Mix the flour, baking powder, and salt. In a separate bowl, beat the sugar into the shortening thoroughly, until light and fluffy. Add the eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each. Mix the vanilla and the cream. Add the cream mixture and the flour mixture to the shortening alternately. When well mixed, add the dates and nuts, and mix in with a spoon.
Put on a greased baking sheet about 2 inches apart, they will spread, though not a lot. Bake at 350 degrees F for about 10 minutes.
By Copasetic 1 from North Royalton, OH
This recipe is very exciting for me. I have been looking for it for years! My Mother used to make these, and called them Frozen Donut Horns. They are the best cookies ever! I can remember helping her with them every year. The pasty is flaky and so good, and the filling is crunchy and chewy and amazing. I can recommend these very, very highly!
Mix flour, salt, and sugar together in a large bowl, then add butter and mix well until blended well. Crumble the yeast into the milk until yeast is dissolved, then add to the flour mixture with egg yolks until well blended. Refrigerate dough, well covered, overnight. (this allows the yeast to develop slowly, which makes the dough more flavorful and makes the dough a lot easier to handle.
Divide the dough into 6 equal parts and keep refrigerated. Beat the eggs for the nut filling and combine all the ingredients. Leaving the other dough refrigerated, roll out each part on a surface dusted with powdered sugar (my Mother's trick, the newspaper recipe uses flour) into a thin circle and cut it into wedges, like a pizza. Place a spoonful of nut filling on the biggest part of the triangle and roll up just like a crescent. Bake in a preheated, 350 degree F oven for 35-45 minutes, until golden brown.
In addition to, or instead of, the nut filling, you can use 5 cans of poppy seed filling, prune filling, or an other thick fruit filling - or a variety. These are just wonderful cookies!
Source: Gloria Pleva Kacik with the "Royalton Recorder" of North Royalton, OH
By Copasetic 1 from North Royalton, OH
By Joanne from Fond du Lac, WI
These look so pretty and can be used for Christmas or a New Years' party. It is not as sweet as some cookies. Beat butter, cream cheese and egg yolk until smooth, reserving the white for later. Stir in flour, powdered sugar, and baking powder. Mix until stiff dough forms. Cover with plastic and refrigerate for an hour or more. Lightly beat egg white and set aside.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. On lightly floured board, roll dough, 1/2 at a time into a 15X9 rectangle. With sharp knife (I used pizza cutter) cut the dough diagonally to within 1/2 inch from the center of each square. Sprinkle about 1 tsp. red or green sugar over each square. I used green because that is what I had in the house.
For the center, I used jello Fold alternate corners of the square to for pinwheel, overlapping the dough at the center pushing down gently to seal in center. Press one M&M in center or using the handle end of a wooden spoon, dampen and stick the end in sugar to make center (that is what I did)
| Servings: | 30 |
| Time: | 2 Hours Preparation Time 11 Minutes Cooking Time |
Source: From Food Network but I tweaked it and added sugar and vanilla
By Elaine from Iowa
This simple cookie uses only a few ingredients, but is sure to be a hit at your next holiday party. These are a sensation here in Northeast Ohio! Line a 10 x 15 pan w/foil. Place grahams on foil to cover pan. In saucepan combine butter and brown sugar, bring to boil stirring constantly. Pour over crackers in pan. Sprinkle w/ nuts. Bake at 400 degrees F for 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer to rack to cool completely. 
These quick, yet delicious sandwich cookies use only a few ingredients and do not require any baking! Combine first 3 ingredients in large mixing bowl; beat at medium speed of electric mixer until blended. Add eggs and vanilla mix well. Combine flour, powder and salt. Add about 1/4 of dry mix at a time. mix well after each addition. Cover and chill dough at least 2 hours.
Shape dough into 1 inch balls (not larger, they spread) and roll in powdered sugar, a thick coating is best. Place 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes. Cool on wire racks. I bake them on a silicone mat and let them cool on it.
These are so neat I have never seen a cookie this cute. I laughed when I pulled out the first cookies. I put in this batch of white little balls and pulled out these huge chocolate snowflakes.
In large mixer bowl, combine all ingredients except flour. Beat at medium speed until creamy. Reduce speed to low, add flour. Continue beating just until mixed (1-2 minutes). Divide dough in half. Wrap each half in waxed paper, refrigerate dough at least 2 hours.
Heat oven to 325 degrees. On lightly floured surface, roll 1 portion dough to 15- x 10-inch rectangle. Cut dough into 20 (3 x 2 1/2 inch) rectangles (cards) using pastry wheel or sharp knife. Cut out small shapes in center of each card using tiny cookie cutters, or sharp knife. Save cut-out shapes to decorate remaining dough.
Place cards on aluminum foil-lined cookie sheets. Fill cut-out center or cards with enough crushed candy to evenly fill holes. Keep candy separated by color, and mix colors as little as possible. Bake 7-9 minutes or until edges are very lightly browned and candy is melted. Let cool completely before removing from cookie sheets.
Roll second portion of dough in 15- x 10-inch rectangle. Cut into cards as directed above. Place tiny cut-out shapes of dough on each card. Decorate with colored sugars and candies. Bake for 7-9 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients, blending well. If the mixture is too stiff, add a little water. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes or until set. Cool 1 minute before removing form the cookie sheets.
Yields about 4 dozen cookies.
Note: For altitudes above 3500 feet, add 1/ 4 cup flour to dry cake mix.
Variation: Use white cake mix and add a pudding mix. I added strawberry, for tasty pink cookies. If you use pudding, you will need to add some water (about 1/4 cup). Also, the pudding tends to make the cookies sweeter.
Mix together melted chocolate, marshmallows and walnuts. Take a piece of wax paper and sprinkle it liberally with powdered sugar put one third of mixture on top of sugar and shape into a roll fold the wax paper around the roll making sure powdered sugar is in between mixture and paper all over. Do the same to other two and put into the refrigerator. When chilled cut into about half inch rounds.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine cake mix, oil, and eggs in a large mixing bowl and mix well. Stir in the pecans. Drop batter by teaspoons 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from cookie sheets and cool completely on wire racks.
Yields about 5 dozen cookies.
Optional: While the cookies are still on the pan, place 1 square of milk chocolate on each; spread gently to frost. Sprinkle with coconut.
Combine all ingredients at low speed until thoroughly moistened. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 9-12 minutes. Cool two minutes; remove from pans.
Tips: If using chocolate cake mix, add 2 Tbsp. water to ingredients. If desired, stir in 1 c. chocolate chips or 1/2 c. chopped nuts. You can also frost cookies with your favorite flavor of frosting.
Here are some easy Christmas cookie recipes that your whole family will love. From classic Thumbprint to White Chocolate Cherry cookies, they are all fast, easy and inexpensive to make! Source: http://www.allyou.com
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Just wondering if anyone has any good quick and easy christmas cookie recipes? Let me know!
Lynn from Erie, PA
By eilajean (Guest Post)12/14/2008The Ritz cookies are great, and easy to make... just a couple suggestions - use reduced fat Ritz (much flakier) and if you can find Reese's peanut butter - again great. I use chocolate almond bark and a double boiler - but everything else is the same. With the small amount of chocolate at the bottom - I dip cashews... YUM!
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Quick and Easy Christmas Cookies