Christmas Cookies

Name: Christmas Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 27 min
Ingredients: 1 cup butter; 3/4 cup sugar; 3 large eggs (yolks only); 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ( or lemon extract); 1/4 teaspoon almond extract; 2 1/2 cups flour (divided); Colored sugar; Nuts; Candied cherries

Posted On December 19, 2021

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Christmas Cookies

Course Dessert, Snacks

Cuisine American

Keyword butter cookies, christmas

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 12 minutes

Total Time 27 minutes

Servings

Calories 73kcal

Ingredients

1 cup butter
3/4 cup sugar
3 large eggs yolks only
1 teaspoon vanilla extract or lemon extract
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
2 1/2 cups flour divided

Decorations

Colored sugar
Nuts
Candied cherries

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375°.
Cream butter and sugar thoroughly. Add well-beaten egg yolks and vanilla and almond extracts.
Mix in half the flour, then turn on a floured board and knead in the remaining half of the flour.
Roll out and cut with Christmas tree, star, snowman, etc. cookie cutters.
Place on greased baking sheet. and bake for 10 to 12 minutes (watch the cookies carefully).
Decorate with colored sugar, nuts and candied cherries.
Dough makes about 48 cookies, but can vary by type/size of cookie cutter and/or thickness of dough.