Grandy's Never Fail (Christmas) Cookies
This is Grandy's recipe for rolled and decorated Christmas cookies. For those of you who don't know, Grandy was my grandmother, Daisy Bowen.
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup + 2 Tablespoons sugar
1 cup butter (2 sticks)
3 eggs, slightly beaten
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
Evaporated (Pet) milk and egg yolk
Sift together dry ingredients. Cut in butter as for pastry. Add eggs and flavorings. Blend thoroughly. Chill dough. Roll out dough (about 1/8" thick) and cut out as desired with cookie cutters. Place on greased cookie sheet. (Here, I prefer to line my sheet with parchment paper rather than greasing. MUCH easier clean up!!) Brush lightly with an egg yolk mixed with evaporated milk. (There were never any measurements for this. I use 2-3 times more evaporated milk than egg yolk.) Decorate as desired with colored sugar, etc. Bake at 375 degrees for 6-8 minutes. (Do NOT over bake! Just until the edges barely start to brown.) Cool on cookie rack.
NOTE: I have always made this dough completely by hand in the past. However, I just happened to have my food processor already out on the counter today. MUCH easier. But, definitely doable either way.
Enjoy!.
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup + 2 Tablespoons sugar
1 cup butter (2 sticks)
3 eggs, slightly beaten
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
Evaporated (Pet) milk and egg yolk
Sift together dry ingredients. Cut in butter as for pastry. Add eggs and flavorings. Blend thoroughly. Chill dough. Roll out dough (about 1/8" thick) and cut out as desired with cookie cutters. Place on greased cookie sheet. (Here, I prefer to line my sheet with parchment paper rather than greasing. MUCH easier clean up!!) Brush lightly with an egg yolk mixed with evaporated milk. (There were never any measurements for this. I use 2-3 times more evaporated milk than egg yolk.) Decorate as desired with colored sugar, etc. Bake at 375 degrees for 6-8 minutes. (Do NOT over bake! Just until the edges barely start to brown.) Cool on cookie rack.
NOTE: I have always made this dough completely by hand in the past. However, I just happened to have my food processor already out on the counter today. MUCH easier. But, definitely doable either way.
Enjoy!.
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