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Grandma Dora B's Christmas Cookies Recipe

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Painted Christmas Cookies
Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
3 cups of flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 cup butter
1 1/4 cups of sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
Directions:
Directions:
Sift flour, baking powder, cinnamon & nutmeg. Set aside.
Cream butter with sugar until light & fluffy
Beat in egg and vanilla
Blend in flour mixture, just until well blended
Cover and chill for 3 hours
Roll dough and cut with cookie cutters.

Before baking "paint the cookies" and decorate with sprinkles

Bake at 375º for 8-10 minutes
 

Paint
Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 egg yolk, beaten
1/4 tsp water
paste or liquid food colors
Directions:
Directions:
Beat egg yolk
Mix in water
Add food color as desired.

This is enough for two colors

Use a small paint brush to paint the colors on your cookie
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
3-4 dozen cookies, depending on size

 

 

 

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