Christmas Cookie Packages

"Wow" your family and friends this holiday season with these beautiful and delicious Christmas cookies.

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ingredients 11
Prep Time 2 hr 10 min
Total Time 3 hr 40 min

Ingredients

1 1/2: cups powdered sugar

1: cup butter or margarine, softened

1: teaspoon vanilla

1/2: teaspoon almond extract

1: egg

2 1/2: cups all-purpose flour

1: teaspoon baking soda

1: teaspoon cream of tartar

: Decorating icings (any color from 4.25-oz tubes)

: Snowflake or star candy decors, if desired

: Edible glitter, if desired

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Directions

1 In large bowl, mix powdered sugar, butter, vanilla, almond extract and egg with spoon. Stir in flour, baking soda and cream of tartar. Cover; refrigerate about 2 hours or until firm.
2 Heat oven to 375°F. Lightly grease cookie sheet with shortening or cooking spray. Divide dough in half. Roll half of dough at a time on lightly floured surface to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut into 2-inch squares. Place on cookie sheet.
3 Bake 7 to 8 minutes or until edges are light brown. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
4 Decorate tops of each package with icings to form ribbon and bow; arrange with candies and sprinkle with glitter.

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Expert Tips

If you forget to remove your cookies from the cookie sheets in time and the cookies seem to stick, pop the whole sheet back in the hot oven for a minute or two. The heat should soften the cookies slightly, making them easier to remove.

Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Cookie

Calories: 100
Calories from Fat: 40),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 4 1/2g; 4 1/2%
(Saturated Fat 2 1/2g, 2 1/2% Trans Fat 0g 0% ),
Cholesterol: 10mg; 10%;
Sodium: 45mg; 45%;
Total Carbohydrate: 14g; 14%
(Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Sugars 9g 9% ),
Protein: 0g; 0%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 2%;
Vitamin C: 0%;
Calcium: 0%;
Iron: 0%;

Exchanges:

0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Gaildm13

report Posted Dec. 11, 2011 9:24 AM

I love this recipe! A slight variation was published in the late 1950's. There were 8 different varieties to make from this "base" cookie dough: Butter Crispies, Snowballs, Butter Fingers, Trixie Treats, Butter Thinsies, Chocolate Mint Creams, Jewel Clusters and Molasseds Spice-eez. My dad saved it and we made these every year. I now have the aging article, with all it's tears & tape. I put butter icing & sprinkles.

gwashington1961

report Posted Oct. 13, 2011 1:17 PM

The recipe "reads" like a good sugar cookie base to decorate like a package with icing and candy details. It is most unfortunate that there is no picture. I'll bake them and get back to you.