Italian Christmas Cookies

Ingredients
FOR THE COOKIES
3/4 Cup Melted butter
3/4 Cup Sugar
3 Eggs
1 tsp Vanilla
4 Cups Flour
6 tsp Baking powder
1 Pinch of salt
1/4 Cup Warm water
ICING
2 Cups Powdered sugar
1/2 tsp Anise
1 Pinch of salt
2-3 tablespoons milk or water
Directions/Steps
In a mixer, add melted butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla.
Mix the flour with the baking powder and salt.
Change to dough hooks and add flour mixture.
Add the warm water and mix until it forms a smooth dough.
Make 11/2 inch balls with dough.
Roll balls out to about 4 inch worms
Bring one end over the other, then underneath and through the middle, like a knot.
Place on baking sheet, three rows of four. (16 cookies on each sheet)
Bake in 350* oven for 13 - 15 min.
Let cool before icing.
To Ice: Mix all ingredients together in a bowl.
Dip cookie upside down into icing, then turn over onto wax paper.
Sprinkle with candy sprinkles.

Fruit Cake Cookies

Ingredients:

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup powdered sugar
1 egg, room temperature
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 1/2 cups candied cherries and pineapples
1 cup chopped pecans

Directions:

Using a stand mixer (or handheld mixer), cream together butter, powdered sugar, and egg. In a separate bowl, whisk together flour and cream of tartar until well-incorporated. Add in flour mixture to butter mixture slowly, blending after each addition until dough forms. Stir in remaining ingredients (candied cherries and pineapples, pecans).Turn dough out onto wax paper and divide into two equal parts. Roll each into a log, 2 1/2 inches in diameter. Wrap in wax paper and freeze until firm, approximately 1 hour.
Place oven rack in middle position and preheat to 375 degrees F. Slice each log into 1/4 inch thickness. Bake for 12-14 minutes or until light brown. Cool on a wire rack until room temperature.

Biscoitinhos de Coco

 

Ingredientes

600g de farinha de trigo
400g de amido de milho
200g de manteiga
300g de açúcar
200g de ovos (cerca de 4 ovos)
300ml de leite
15g de fermento químico
300g de coco ralado seco pode ser flocos

1. Leve todos os ingredientes para a batedeira e bata no modo PULSAR.
2. A massa fica grudenta e um pouco mole, por isso coloque-a na geladeira por 30 minutos.
3. Depois da massa fria, modele os biscoitinhos da forma que desejar.
4. Coloque-os em uma assadeira untada e enfarinhada e leve ao forno (190ºC) entre 12 a 15 minutos ou até o fundo do biscoito estar assado (cor caramelo).
5. Se bem embalado, dura até 90 dias.

Ingredientes 600g de farinha de trigo 400g de amido de milho 200g de manteiga 300g de açúcar 200g de ovos (cerca de 4 ovos) 300ml de leite 15g de fermento químico 300g de coco ralado seco pode ser flocos

Veja mais em: http://www.dicascaseiras.org/biscoitinhos-de-coco/

Ingredientes 600g de farinha de trigo 400g de amido de milho 200g de manteiga 300g de açúcar 200g de ovos (cerca de 4 ovos) 300ml de leite 15g de fermento químico 300g de coco ralado seco pode ser flocos

Veja mais em: http://www.dicascaseiras.org/biscoitinhos-de-coco/

Coconut Macaroons

3 cups moist shredded coconut
1 teaspoon vanilla or almond extract
1/8 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup sweetened condensed milk
1 or 2 stiffly beaten egg whites
1 cup sifted confectioner's sugar
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Put the coconut in a bowl.
Add the vanilla/almond extract and the salt.
Combine these ingredients with condensed milk to make a thick paste.
Folding the egg whites into the batter.
Roll the paste into balls or drop it from a teaspoon onto a well greased cookie sheet, about 2 inches apart. Bake 8 to 10 minutes, until edges are lightly browned.
While still warm, roll them in the sugar.
Colored Sugar Works Fine And You Could Put Green or Red Cherry In Centers: For Decorative Christmas Cookies"

No Bake Cookies

3 cups rolled oats
2 oz bakers chocolate
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 stick butter
1/2 cup milk
Melt butter and sugar; mix in bowl with bakers chocolate, milk, add oats and peanut butter. Place spoonfuls on cookie sheet covered with wax paper. Allow to setup or you can put in refrigerator to harden.

Maple Syrup Cookies

1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup maple syrup
1 egg yolk
3 cup flour
3/4 tsp.salt
Glaze:
2 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup maple syrup
To make glaze:
Beat sugar and syrup together until smooth.
Cookies:
Beat together butter,sugar and syrup.Beat in yolk.Combine flour and salt and add to butter mixture.Mix well. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill. Roll chilled dough 1/8 inch thick and cut out with assorted cutters.Leaves and other autumn cutter shapes are best.Place on an ungreased baking sheet and bake in a preheated 350* oven for 12 minutes.Cookies should be lightly browned around the edges.Cool and decorate with glaze.
Makes about 4 dozen cookies.