Make Special Drop Cookies for Christmas

The Ingredients are what Makes these Cookies Special

© Deborah Harding

Dec 1, 2008

Christmas cookies should be special. They should be something you only get once a year. Just making chocolate chip cookies isn’t making Christmas Cookies. The following recipes are easy but still special because they use spices and other ingredients that aren’t normally in every day cookies. They are all drop cookies so they don’t require any special equipment besides a cookies sheet and a spoon. You will be proud to share these cookies with family and friends and they will certainly be classified as Christmas Cookies.

Butter Cardamom Cookies

Cardamom is a spice used in dishes from India. It has a uniquely spicy flavor that goes well with sweet recipes.

• ¾ cup + 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 cups confectioner’s sugar
• 2 teaspoons cardamom
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups flour
• ¼ teaspoon salt

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2. In a mixing bowl cream butter, sugar and cardamom.
3. Add eggs, one at a time.
4. In another bowl combine flour and salt.
5. Gradually add to the creamed mixture.
6. Place parchment paper on a cookie sheet and drop by small teaspoonfuls about ½ inches apart.
7. Bake for approximately 10 minutes then turn pan around the other way and bake 10 more minutes. Cookies are done when they are golden brown. Makes about 3 dozen cookies.

Sour Cream Citrus Cookies

You wouldn’t think sour cream and citrus would go together but they do and these cookies are delicious. They take a little extra effort but it is worth it.

Cookie:

• 1 cup + 1 tablespoon cake flour
• ½ cup + 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• ¾ cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon grated orange peel
• ½ tablespoon grated lemon peel
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 large egg
• 2 tablespoons orange juice
• ½ cup sour cream

Glaze:

• 1 cup confectioner’s sugar
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 1 – ¼ tablespoon fresh lemon juice

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees and spray cookie sheets with non stick spray. I
2. n a bowl sift flours, baking powder, baking soda and salt together.
3. In a mixing bowl cream butter, sugar, orange and lemon peel and vanilla until it is light and fluffy.
4. Add egg and combine well.
5. Add orange juice first and combine well and then sour cream and mix on low.
6. Fold in flour mixture by hand first then put under mixer and blend on low until batter is smooth. (it will be thick)
7. Drop by tablespoons about 2 inches apart on cookie sheets.
8. Bake about 10 minutes or until cookies puff up but are firm to the touch and turn golden around edges.
9. Let stand 2 to 3 minutes and place on cooling racks with foil underneath.
10. Prepare glaze by mixing all ingredients together until creamy.
11. Once cookies cool drop glaze on each cookie and spread with a knife.
12. Allow to harden about 2 hours and store in airtight container with plastic wrap between layers. Makes 24 cookies.

Cranberry White Chocolate Chip Cookies

Use dried cranberries and white chocolate chips to make this cookie. You can use semi sweet chocolate chips if desired.

• 2 sticks + 2 Tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon almond flavoring (if you don’t like almond use vanilla)
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 cups oatmeal (do not use quick oats)
• 1 – 6 ounce package dried cranberries
• 1 – ½ cups white chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Spray cookie sheets with a non stick spray.
3. In a mixing bowl cream butter, brown sugar, and white sugar.
4. Add eggs and almond flavoring. In another bowl combine flour, baking powder, and oatmeal.
5. Gradually add to creamed ingredients.
6. Fold in dried cranberries and white chocolate chips by hand.
7. Drop by tablespoons on to cookie sheets about 1 – ½ inches apart.
8. Bake for about 12 minutes or until puffed and golden brown.
9. Allow to cool 5 minutes before removing to cooling racks.

Make these special drop cookies for Christmas along with Christmas bar cookies and Christmas Cut Out cookies for a delicious Christmas.

Also see other Holiday recipes at my website,2008 Prymethyme Christmas

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