Christmas Sugar Cookies - Traditional Gingerbread Cookies

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What would a holiday season be without cookies? Chocolate cookies, oatmeal cookies, coconut cookies and sugar cookies with a cherry on the top, each one tasting better than the one before. No bake cookies and cookies baked just a slight golden brown, they are wrapped up in gift tins and fancily decorated packages, and then set under the tree to be given out as gifts.

Cookies are sprinkled throughout the house, a wonderful holiday treat that is set out on platters, and fancy crystal trays for arriving company to munch on. But children know that the most important function of cookies at Christmas is as a night time snack for a very special visitor. Before bedtime they will set out a glass of milk and a plate of cookies to refresh Santa after his long ride through the sky.

Cookies are a wonderful tradition to follow at any time of the year but during the holiday season they are just oh so very special. They make the house smell like heaven and cause little tummies to gurgle in anticipation.

Cookies sure are a wonderful little something to have in the home. Make sure that your Christmas season includes plenty!

(Christmas Day is December 25, 2009)

 

Soft Sugar Cookies 

1 cup butter
1 1/2 cup white sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 3/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

2. In a mixing bowl cream together butter and sugar. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Gradually add in baking soda, baking powder and flour.

3. Roll teaspoonfulls of dough into balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.

4. Bake for eight to ten minutes. Leave to cool a for a couple minutes on cookie tray before removing.

Hard Sugar Cookies 

1 1/2 cups softened butter
2 cups white sugar
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
5 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt

1. In a large mixing bowl cream together butter and sugar until smooth

2. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Then mix in the flour, baking and salt.

3. Cover bowl and chill dough for at least one hour.

4. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Roll out dough on a floured surface to between one quarter and one half inch in thickness.

5. Use cookie cutter to cut into dough into cookie shapes. Place cookies one inch apart on greased cookie pans.

6. Bake six to eight minutes. Cool cookies before decorating with icing.

 

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Soft Gingerbread Cookies 

2 1/4 cups flour
2 teaspoons ginger
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup nonhydrogenated margarine
1 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 tablespoon water
1/4 cup molasses
2 tablespoons white sugar

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. In a large mixing bowl cream together the margarine and one cup sugar smooth. Beat in the egg, water and molasses. Gradually blend in the dry ingredients.

2. Shape teaspoonfulls of dough into balls and roll them in the remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar. Set the balls two inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten with a fork.

3. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Allow cookies to cool slightly on baking sheet before removing from pan.

Hard Gingerbread Cookies 

6 cups flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 tablespoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup softened shortening
1 cup molasses
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup water
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1. In a mixing bowl, stir together shortening, molasses, brown sugar, water, egg, and vanilla. Gradually stir in dry ingredients until mixture is smooth.

2. Divide dough into 3 parts. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 3 hours.

3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to approximately 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into shapes and lay these onto an ungreased cookie sheet.

4. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. When cool frost with the your favorite icing.

 

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