Christmas Baking

GOLDEN ALMOND COOKIES

• 6 hard boiled egg yolks, mashed.
• 3/4  pound softened butter (3 sticks)
• 3/4  cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon almond flavoring
• 2 1/2 cups flour (sifted)
• 1/2 cup ground almond meal (if not available increase regular flour to 3 cups)

Cream butter, adding sugar gradually. Add egg yolks and almond flavoring. Add flour and almond meal slowly, mixing well, but DO NOT OVERKNEAD.

Using a cookie shooter, press dough about 2 inches across onto a silicon or parchment-lined baking sheet. Press an almond, small chocolate morsel or 1/2 a maraschino cherry in the center of each one. Bake at 400 degrees until the edges are JUST brown, 10-12 minutes. Any more than that, and they are overbaked. Makes six dozen cookies

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Chocolate Ginger Cookies

Photo originally uploaded by ozdema2.

Chocolate Ginger Cookies Makes 48 Cut-out Cookies 3 cups flour 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 3/4 teaspoon ground ginger 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves 2/3 cup shortening 1/2 cup sugar 1 egg 1/2 cup dark corn syrup 1/4 cup milk 1 egg white 1 tablespoon water In a med. mixing bowl combine flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, ginger, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and cloves.In a large mixing bowl beat shortening with an electric mixer on med. speed for 30 sec. Add sugar and beat until fluffy. add whole egg, corn syrup and milk; beat well. beat in flour mixture, stirring in last part with a wooden spoon until well mixed. Divide dough in half. Cover and refrigerate about 1 hour or until easy to handle.On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion of the dough 1/8″ thick. Cut with 3-4″ cookie cutters. Place on a greased cookie sheet. Combine the egg white and water; brush on cookie cutouts. Bake 375 degrees for 5-7 min. or until lightly puffed and set. Cool thoroughly on a wire rack. Pipe on decorator icing. http://www.recipelink.com/gm/31/2612

Alberta Lights

Alberta Lights at Christmas, Originally uploaded by barneykin.

My cousin’s house in Canada that he built himself. The photograph is his.

Christmas Lights

Christmas Lights, Originally uploaded by aubreyguynn.

We saw a light shine out afar
On Christmas in the morning,
And knew we straight it was Christ’s star
Bright beaming in the morning.
Then did we fall on bended knee
On Christmas in the morning,
And praised the Lord who’d let us see
His glory at its dawning. ~~Old English carol