What would Christmas be without decorating the Christmas tree, singing or playing those Carols and baking Christmas Cookies.
One of the best things about Baking Christmas Cookies is that this is one kitchen activity you never have to do alone.
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Tips For Baking Christmas Cookies
Christmas Cookie Parties
Oftentimes friends get together during the holiday season to have cookie baking parties.
4 or 5 guests arrive each armed with the ingredients for a specific type of Christmas cookie.
Then everyone bakes enough cookies for a dozen cookies for each member of the baking party and extra dozen for the party members to sample and enjoy over lunch, coffee or tea.
In some cases, the members of the baking party bring the cookies already baked with copies of the recipes for each members, and just share lunch and sample the different varieties of cookies.
These types of cookie parties allow for each member of the party to get a variety of Christmas cookies for their holiday festivities with just one day of baking.
It also allows for a larger variety of cookies for each guest to share with their family and other friends.
A Family Affair
In other homes, the baking of Christmas cookies is a family affair, often with all of the family members joining in to make the dough, cut out fun shapes and after the cookies are baked and cooled to decorate them with colored frosting, sprinkles and other candies.
Even small children enjoy cutting cookies into star, angel, reindeer, and other holiday shapes and then decorating them.
The most common type of cookies that are cut into shapes using Christmas cookie cutters are sugar cookies and ginger bread boys and girls, but there are other types of dough that can be used as well.
One type of cut our cookie that tastes especially good and is extremely holidayish in nature is Eggnog Cookies.
Eggnog Cookie Recipe
These eggnog cookies go great with warm spiced apple cider or hot chocolate, although they are good with milk, tea (ginger especially) and even EggNog!
Ingredients
- 1 stick butter (½ cup)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup eggnog
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 2 ½ cups flour
- Eggnog icing
Directions
- In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs and sugar until fluffy
- Add eggnog, baking soda and nutmeg and mix well
- Gradually add in flour and mix well
- Divide dough in half, wrap in plastic wrap and chill overnight.
- Preheat oven to 375%
- On a well floured surface, roll out cookie dough ½ at a time to about 1/8 thickness
- Dip cookie cutters in flour and cut out shapes
- Using a thin spatula, remove cut cookies and place on ungreased baking pan about 1 inch apart
- Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown
- Remove cookies and place on wire rack or paper towels until cooled completely
- Ice and decorate
Eggnog Icing
Using an electric mixer mix in ¼ cups butter, 3 cups powdered sugar, and 1/3 cup eggnog, divide and add a drop or two of food coloring if desired.
Decorations
To decorate your eggnog cookies, you can use sprinkles edible glitter, mini chocolate or peanut butter chips and crushed candy canes, nuts, or other candies. Let your imagination rule.
Baking Christmas cookies whether with family or friends can provide a morning or afternoon of enjoyment and laughter and result in some great tasting Christmas treats that everyone can enjoy.
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