Christmas Cookie Recipes Favorites

Making and eating Christmas cookies are some of my favorite things about the holiday. Some are traditional and others are just good. Here are a few cookie recipes I use for the holiday.

Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies

5 cups flour, sifted

1 cup butter

1 cup confectioners sugar

1 cup sugar

1 cup vegetable oil

2 eggs

2 teaspoon vanilla

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon cream of tartar

Cream sugar and margarine. Than add oil, vanilla and sugar in that order. Mix and add eggs. Put in sifted flour, soda, salt and cream of tartar. Mix well. Shape in balls or use cookie cutters to make shapes. Dip in sugar and cook for 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 minutes.

Cream Cheese Cookies

8 oz cream cheese

2 sticks butter

2 cups flour, sifted

2 cups sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup chopped walnuts, if desired

Cream together cream cheese and butter. Add sugar, vanilla and cream. Add flour slowly. Mix well and add walnuts. Mix again.

Drop by teaspoon on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 to 12 minutes. Let sit for one minutes and remove.

Molasses Oatmeal Cookies

1 ¼ cup flour, sifted

¾ teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon baking powder

½ teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ginger

1 teaspoon cinnamon

½ cup shortening

½ cup sugar

½ cup molasses

1 ½ cup oats, uncooked

1 cup chopped walnuts

Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and spices into mixing bowl. Add remaining ingredients and mix well.

Place tablespoon for big cookies and teaspoon for smaller cookies at a time on ungreased baking sheet and cook for 15 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Chocolate Lovers Cookies

½ lbs sweet cooking chocolate

1 tablespoon butter

2 eggs

2/3 cup sugar

¼ cup flour, sifted

Salt, pinch

1 teaspoon vanilla

½ cups walnuts

Melt chocolate and butter together. Beat eggs until foamy and then add sugar and beat. Blend in chocolate. Add dry ingredients and mix. Stir in vanilla and nuts. Drop by teaspoon on ungreased cookie sheet. Back 12 to 15 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Cool and serve.

Italian Cookies

4 cups flour

3 teaspoon baking powder

Cup sugar

4 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

¼ cup milk

4 tablespoon cocoa

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon lemon

1 tablespoon confectioners sugar

Icing, green & red

Mix all ingredients and cook at 400 degrees for 7 to10 minutes. Let cool and ice them.

Butter Cookies

1 cup butter

2/2 cup sugar

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 cups flour

1/8 teaspoon salt

¼ cup sprinkles

Cream butter and sugar. Add egg. Then add other ingredients. Mix well. I usually put in cookie press. Then sprinkle sprinkles. Cook 6 minutes at 400 degrees Fahrenheit.

M&M Cookies

1 cup shortening

1 cup brown sugar

½ cup granulated sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla

2 eggs

2 cups flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 ½ cups M&Ms

Mix shortening and sugar. Then add vanilla and eggs. Sift flour, salt and baking soda and add into mixture. Add all other ingredients and ½ of M&M's. Mix well and put on ungreased cookie sheet by teaspoon. Mix in remainder of M&Ms. Bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 10-12 minutes.