Cookie Exchange

Russian Tea Cakes

1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/4 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
powdered sugar

Heat oven to 400.  Mix butter, 1/2 cup powdered sugar and the vanilla.  Stir in flour and salt until dough holds together; shape into 1-inch balls.  Place about 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.  Bake until set but not brown, 10 to 12 minutes.

Roll in powdered sugar while warm; cool.  Roll in powdered sugar again.  About 4 doz. cookies

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    1/2 cup of shortening1 cup of brown sugar1 egg1 1/2 cups of sifted flour1/2 teaspoon baking soda1/2 teaspoon cinnamon1/4 teaspoon ground cloves1/4 teaspoon salt1/4 teaspoon nutmeg3/4 cup of rasins1/2 cup of chopped walnutsThroughly cream shortening and sugar, add egg and beat well.Stir in 2 tablespoons of water.Sift togeter dry ingredients,add to creamed mixture. Stir in raisins and nuts.Drop 2″ apart on lightly greased cookie sheets Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes

  2. Thanksssssssssssssthhhhhhhhhh !!!!  I wish I had one in my mind to quickly add but I’ll just post the one I had on my site… Easy Mr.Goodbar Cookies… 1 package Duncan Hines mix…  mix up as directed…add 1 or 2 LARGE, thick Mr.Goodbars in chunks….  bake…Walah !!!   

  3. You know, I had never heard of a cookie exchange until THIS CHRISTMAS!!?? Where have I been?? (LOL)
    Your little girls first Christmas dresses are absolutely adorable!! I’m sure she looks like a little christmas angel in the plaid. I LOVE plaid. πŸ™‚  I’d like to think it’s the “Highlander” in me….but I’m not sure that I have Highlander in me. (Grin)

    Hope your weeks been great….my kids are finally getting better- but now I have a cough. 😦

  4. Oooh, one of my all-time favorites!  I also make a variation of that where you put a candied cherry half in the center before you bake (inside, not on top). After they cool, I tint some powdered sugar/milk icing different colors and put sprinkles and colored sugar on them.    

  5. I wish you were able to come to the family cookie bake.  Your mom and I rolled these in powdered sugar together.  It was a lot of fun!  We will definitely have to make cookies together with our kids next time you come over.
    Love – Col

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