Cookie Baking Time

Baking Christmas cookies is a tradition in my family. I love making dozens of them at once and then giving them away, as well as keeping just a few for my family and those visitors during the holiday season. I have made the same types of cookies since I was first married. They are tried and true, always bake well, don't have too many ingredients and well...they are delicious! These two are passed down from my mother and I wanted to share them with you. I had a little helper this day so I hope her participation inspires you to try these as well this Christmas.

Spritz Cookies
1 cup butter softened, 1/2 cup sugar, 2 1/4 cups flour, 1/2 tsp. salt, 1 egg, 1 tsp. vanilla.
Heat oven 400 degrees





add room temperature softened butter (2 sticks)

add sugar

Mix medium speed until creamy

add one egg

add vanilla

add salt

add flour a little at a time and mix

"Stop eating the dough!!!"

choose your food coloring. I pick green and red b/c of the shapes I'm going to make.

wash your mixers between coloring. I split the dough into two bowls and prepare the coloring for pushing out the cookie shapes.


Pump out your shapes. This may take practice if you have never done it before.


"Don't eat the dough!"

Bake 9 minutes till set (not brown). Makes 5 dozen cookies (I got 72 cookies out of this batch).

Wedding Cookies
A great cookie recipe for showers or tea parties or for Christmas! Reminds me of snowy days!

Heat oven to 325 degrees

1 cup of flour

3 tbl. sugar

1 stick softened butter (not melted!)

Mix together. I made two batches. One I added 1/2 cup chopped pecans.

This is what your dough will look like. It comes out very crumbly so you will need to use your hands to really knead together. The heat of your hands helps the dough to stick.

Roll into grape sized balls.

I also form crescents with my hands. These are actually easier to keep stuck together.

Bake on ungreased cookie sheet 9-10 mts. Take out of oven and let them set for a minute.

Lay them on wax paper covered in powdered sugar to coat the bottom. Sprinkle powdered sugar on the top. The more the better in my opinion!

Snowy, sugary goodness right there! Let them sit to cool off with the sugar on top for a few minutes before moving.

Then you just have to watch out for husbands who sneak into the kitchen and try to eat your goodies before you give them away!

These freeze really good too for later!

Merry Christmas and happy cooking!