Christmas Cookie Recipes - Bake Your Own

Christmas is a time for families; one way you will be able to get the whole family involved is in baking Christmas cookies, children absolutely love helping out in the kitchen at Christmas time. Whether it is just for the family or you wish to bake for guests or a party. Baking your own cookies make for a great treat for kids, guests or as an additional plate at any Christmas party table.

Baking cookies with children is great fun and is quick and easy. So here is a recipe that is worth baking that you can make with your children and keep them out of trouble for a short while.

Cookie Bake

Colorful fun Christmas cookies where you can let your kids do the thumb work.

Thumbprint Cookies:

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened

3/4 cup granulated sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla essence

1 teaspoon almond extract

2 1/2 cups flour (more if dough seems too thin)

finely chopped pecans, almonds, you can substitute these for other nuts, or rolled oats

Jam

To make:

Beat the butter with an electric whisk at medium speed until smooth and creamy. Add the sugar, vanilla flavoring, almond extract, and flour blending well. Chill the resulting dough for 2 1/2 hours. Remove from the refrigerator and roll the dough into small balls, then roll in the chopped nuts; place on lightly greased cookie sheets.

Make an indention in the center of each cookie and fill with jam (substitute for a cherry as an alternative). Bake at

300°F for about 25 to 35 minutes, or until firm and lightly browned on the bottom.

Recipe makes about 6 dozen cookies.

If you are unable to finish the cookies in one sitting, you can always put the rest in a cookie jar. Just remember they always taste better when they are fresh because they tend to taste different after a few days.

Gently remove the cookies from the baking sheet, if you are having trouble removing the cookies, it will be handy to have a spatula handy.

Christmas Cookie Recipes - Bake Your Own

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