Holiday Snowball Cookies by Michele N.

Holiday Snowball Cookies

Recipe taken from this website.

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) butter, softened
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 2/3 cups (10-oz. pkg.) NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Holiday Morsels
1/2 cup finely chopped nuts
Powdered sugar
Directions

PREHEAT oven to 375° F.

BEAT butter, sugar, vanilla extract and salt in large mixer bowl until creamy. Gradually beat in flour; stir in morsels and nuts. Shape level tablespoons of dough into 1 1/4-inch balls. Place on ungreased baking sheets.

BAKE for 10 to 12 minutes or until cookies are set and lightly browned. Remove from oven. Sift powdered sugar over hot cookies on baking sheets. Cool on baking sheets for 10 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely. Sprinkle with additional powdered sugar, if desired. Store in airtight containers.

Holiday Hugs by Michele N.

Holiday Hugs:

1 Bag Snyder's Snap Pretzels
1 Bag Hershey's Hugs
1 Bag Dark Chocolate Holiday M&Ms

Arrange Snaps on baking sheet.  Place 1 Hug on top of  each Snap and bake for 2 minutes at 350 degrees.  Remove from oven and gently press 1 M&M into warm Hug.  Allow to thoroughly cool before placing in bag or container. 

2012 Cookie Exchange

 Marilynn did it again! She hosted another fabulous cookie exchange. We had delicious appetizers, yummy cookies, and great conversations. We love this tradition! From left to right: Amy J, Lynne B, Sara W, Marilynn K, Lisa H, Jessica L, Leanne C, DeAnn S, Michele N, and Camie C.

Don't these looke mouth watering?

Sugar Cookies by Michele N.

2/3 C shortening

1 C sugar

2 eggs

½ tsp. Vanilla

¼ tsp. Baking soda

2 tsp. Baking powder

½ tsp. Salt

3 C flour

¼ C milk

Blend sugar, shortening, and eggs.  Add dry ingredients and milk.  Mix and roll out to about ¼ inch thick and cut with cookie cutters.  Bake at 350 degrees for 6-8 minutes or until light brown on bottom.  Ice when cool or sprinkle sugar on top of each cookie before baking.  Makes 24 cookies.

 

Sugar Cookie Icing                                                                                                  

2 C powdered sugar

3-4 T milk

½ tsp. Vanilla

Dash of salt

3 T melted margarine

2 T Crisco shortening

Cream together then taste.  Add another small amount of melted margarine if needed.  If not creamy enough add a little more milk.  Double for a double batch of cookies.  Add food coloring if desired.

Cherry Tarts by Michele N.

Place 1 vanilla wafer in the bottom of a cupcake paper.
Cream together: 

3/4 cup sugar

2 eggs and

Two 8 oz. packages of cream cheese
Add:  

1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice 

1 teaspoon vanilla 

Cream all together. Place cups in muffin tin or on a cookie sheet.  Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.  After cooling add cherries (16 ounce cherry pie filling).  Makes 24.

Mini Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins by Michele N.

4 eggs

2 C sugar

1 can (16oz) pumpkin

1 ½ C canola oil

3 C flour

2 tsp baking soda

2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp salt

2 C chocolate chips

Beat eggs, sugar, pumpkin and oil until smooth.  Combine flour, soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.  Add to pumpkin mixture and mix well.  Fold in chocolate chips.  Pour into mini muffin cups.  Bake at 375 degrees for 16-20 minutes or until done.  Enjoy!

Lila's Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies by Michele N.

3 eggs
2 ¼ C brown sugar
1 C Crisco oil
1 ½ tsp. vanilla
½ C nuts
2 ½ C flour
2 ¼ tsp. baking powder
¾ tsp. salt
1 C coconut
6 or 12 oz pkg. chocolate chips

Cream sugar, eggs, vanilla and then add dry ingredients. Mix all together, spread in greased cookie sheet 14x17. Bake at 350 degrees for 14 minutes.