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Pattianne's Candy Cane Cookies
Yummy Xmas Cookies
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup confectioner's sugar(icing)
1 egg
1 1/2 tsp. almond extract
1 tsp. vanilla
2 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. red food color
Heat oven to 375 F. Mix thoroughly butter, shortening, icing sugar,
egg, and flavorings. Blend in flour and salt. DIVIDE dough in half;
blend food color into one half. NOTE: if using self-rising flour,
omit salt. If using instantized flour, stir 2 tbls. milk into butter
mixture.
Shape 1 tsp. dough from each half into 4 inch rope. For smooth, even
ropes, roll them back and forth on lightly floured board. Place
ropes side by side; press together lightly and twist. Complete
cookies one at a time. Place on ungreased baking sheet; curve top
down to form handle of cane.
Bake about 9 mins. or until set and very brown. NOTE: If you like,
mix a 1/2 cup crushed peppermint candy and half cup granulated
sugar. Immediatly sprinkle cookies with candy mixture; remove from
baking sheet. Makes about 4 dozen cookies. "ENJOY"!
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Pattianne's Stained-Glass Cookies
Xmas Cookies!
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 1/2 cups icing sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. almond extract
2 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. cream of tartar
5 food colors
Mix throughly butter, icing sugar, egg, and flavorings. Blend in
flour, soda and cream of tartar. DIVIDE dough in half; color
"portions" of one half with food colours. Cover dough;
CHILL 2-3 hrs.
Heat oven to 373 F. Roll plain half of dough 1/8 inch thick on
lightly floured cloth-covered board. Cut with tree, star, ball or
other decorative cookiecutters. Place on lightly greased baking
sheet. Roll colored doughs; cut out different shapes to fit on top
of each plain cookie shape.
If you like hang the cookies on your Christmas Tree, insert small
piece of paper drinking straw through top of each cookie BEFORE
baking. Bake 7-8 mins. or until golden brown on edges.
Makes 2 dozen cookies. NOTE: For brightly colored cookies, use
paste food colour.
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