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- Many Christmas cookies are decorated
- The gingerbread man is a popular favorite
- Royal icing is frequently used and easy to make
- Make a popular Christmas gift
- Great to take to Christmas parties
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What is a Christmas Cookie?
Baking Christmas cookies is a big holiday tradition that started nearly 1,400 years ago.http://www.answers.com/topic/cookie The first cookie associated with Christmas is believed to be Lebkuchen, or gingerbread, which originated in Germany.One of todays most common Christmas Cookies in America is the sugar cookie. The dough is rolled out to be a quarter of an inch thick and then cut into shapes like trees, bells, angels, and wreaths using cookie cutters and are decorated with frosting.
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Decorating
Decorating Christmas cookies is a family tradition. There are many variations of adornment along with numerous types of cookies. A popular Christmas treat is the sugar cookie. Sugar cookies are adaptable to most decorating techniques. The gingerbread man is another Christmas favorite along with spritz cookies and cookie bars. Royal icing is a well-liked frosting used for decorating.Royal Icing Recipe
- 2 or more egg whites
- 4 cups sifted confectioners sugar
- Juice of one lemon
Beat the egg whites until they form a stiff peak. Stir in the lemon and sugar until the icing is blended and smooth.MarthaStewart.com: Royal Icing
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- How to Bake Christmas Cookies
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- Christmas Cookie Bars
- Decorated Christmas Cookies
- How to Decorate Christmas Cookies
- Spritz Cookies
- How to Make Spritz Cookies
- Royal Icing
- How to Make Royal Icing
- Christmas Cookie Bars
German Christmas Cookies
- Ausstecherle
- Lebkuchen (gingerbread)
- Pepernoten
- Spekulatius
- Springerle
- Spritzgeback
- Vanillekipferl
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Recipe of the Week
Rum Balls
Ingredients:
1/2 cup dark chocolate
1/2 cup of milk chocolate
1/2 cup of icing sugar
3 tablespoons of corn syrup
3 cups of vanilla wafers, crushed into crumbs
1/4 teaspoon of salt
2 teaspoons of vanilla
1/3 - 1/2 cup of dark rum
powdered sugar, rice flour, cocoa for coating
Directions:
In a heavy pot, melt the chocolate on low heat. Remove from the heat and stir in the icing sugar and corn syrup. Beat in the vanilla wafers (and nuts if you are using them). Next stir in the salt, vanilla and rum until well combined. Refrigerate the mixture until firm.
Roll the mixture into small 1 inch balls. Roll in the coatings of your choice. I like cocoa and rice flour.
Makes roughly 3 dozen rum balls.
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Christmas Cookies Questions
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What are the best Christmas cookies? 12 AnswersPersonally, my favorite was always Crum Kake (it's Norwegian, pronounces crumb ka-ka). Crum Kake requires an iron/press, that you put on the stove (they also m... read more -
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just wrapped most of my Christmas presents. Just got some cookies to make nearer the time and I think I'm all done!
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making Christmas Cookies for family Cookie exchange
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@BaileyAndStuff haha or we can bake christmas cookies and rock around the christmas tree while we deck the halls..(:
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@kingphil09 1st ya steal my cookies! now ya steal my Christmas gift!!? what is up with you. get out! lol
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christmas cookies with my mom and my love :)
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