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I love Christmas cookies. My sister makes some of the best in the world, from her pecan balls to her gingerbread. Last year I tried her pecan balls and they were almost as good as hers. Every year I make her gingerbread too, but they never taste the same to me. I think it’s too humid in my part of Texas.
The Geek was raised on Christmas candies instead of cookies, homemade divinity and pralines and such.
But one of my all time favorite cookies recipes is this one:
Sugar Cookies
1 c. sugar
1 c. powdered sugar
1 c. butter
1 c. cooking oil
2 eggs
4 1/2 c. flour
1 tsp. Baking soda
1 tsp. Cream of Tartar
1 1/2 tsp. Vanilla
Combine first four ingredients and mix. Add eggs and mix. Combine dry ingredients and add to wet ingredients.
Drop small balls of dough on a pan. Bake at 375° for 10-12 mins.
They’re drop sugar cookies, not the kind you roll out and ice. So some people don’t believe they’re “real” sugar cookies. But I love them because they’re easy, yummy, and it’s a recipe that dates back to my Great Grandmother. A hundred years ago, my grandfather probably ate these at Christmas. I just think that’s cool.
What kind of Christmas (or holiday) treats are your favorite?
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Dec 9th
2008
3:46 pm
Kathryn Said:
Butter tarts! It’s just not Christmas without butter tarts (my grandmother’s recipe). Nor is it Christmas without a viewing of the original cartoon How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
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Dec 9th
2008
4:56 pm
Shirley Karr Said:
That *is* cool to have a family recipe going back that far! My grandma made some (non-holiday-specific) treats like Mississippi Mud but alas she’s gone and no one has her recipes.
We always have a special Jello salad at holiday meals — red and green Jello, made separately of course, and when you combine them add in whipped cream (or Cool Whip), cream cheese bits, pineapple, and marshmallows.
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Dec 9th
2008
5:19 pm
Jane Said:
I love sugar cookies, too, with the holiday decorations and sprinkle. I also like shortbread and gingerbread cookies.
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Dec 9th
2008
6:39 pm
Shana Said:
I like gingerbread. My birthday is on Christmas, so I always ask for a gingerbread cake (with chocolate).
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Dec 10th
2008
12:49 am
RobynDeHart Said:
I make my sugar cookies every Christmas – different than Emily’s – I think hers taste more like shortbread, and they are very good. I also make an old family recipe that goes back to my dad’s grandmother – orange pecans, they are so yummy! And then there’s peanut butter fudge, ritz cracker goodies, and mock toffee. My mom makes the best pecan pralines in the world, and I have the recipe, but I haven’t braved it yet.
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