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Recipe(tried): Cherry Shortbread Cookies & Chocolate Mint Cookies
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Colleen-Canada 11-27-2003
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 MSG ID: 0213926
Cherry Shortbread Cookies

1 cup soft butter
3/4 cup sifted icing sugar
21/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup chopped candied cherries (red&green)

Cream butter, gradually beat in sugar. Add flour, a part at a time,
beating well after each addition. Stir in cherries. Divide dough in
two and shape into rolls about 1.5” in diameter. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill.

To bake, slice dough into 1/4” thick slices and place on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 300F for about 20 minutes.

Makes approximately 4 dozen.

Make a glaze of icing sugar and water and spread on cooled cookies.

Very Christmas and super tasty.
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Also, recipe for Chocolate Mint cookies:

Chocolate Mint Cookies

2 cups flour
2 ts baking powder
1/4 ts salt

Beat beat 'til fluffy (5 minutes):
3/4 cup butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 ts vanilla extract
1/2 ts peppermint extract
4 eggs, at room temperature
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup icing sugar

*Into butter mixture, beat in eggs one at a time, beating well after each. At low speed, stir in cocoa powder, then stir in flour mixture just until blended. To bake, roll dough (level tablespoon)into balls and shake in bag of icing sugar till well-coated. Place each ball 2" apart on sheets and bake for 9-10 minutes, until slight imprint remains when cookie is touched lightly in centre. Remove to racks and cool.
Makes approximately 4 dozen chocolate-mint crinkled little cookie cakes.

You can freeze the above doughs, thaw in fridge and bake as directed.


Enjoy, they will be a hit at a cookie exchange.


Replies:
  ISO: Cookie Exchange cookie ideas
  Ann, Madison, WI - 11-8-2003
 
MSG ID: 0213816
  1 Recipe(tried): Crunchy Fudge Brownies (using brownie mix) - Ann, here's a brownie recipe we love....
    Micha in AZ - 11-9-2003
   
MSG ID: 0213817
  2 Recipe: Pecan Crisps for a cookie exchange
    Micha in AZ - 11-9-2003
   
MSG ID: 0213818
  3 Recipe: Nut Wedges for cookie exchange
    Micha in AZ - 11-9-2003
   
MSG ID: 0213820
  4 Recipe(tried): Fruitcake Cookie Triangles - Ann, as Jamie Oliver says, these are easy-peasy
    Micha in AZ - 11-9-2003
   
MSG ID: 0213821
  5 Recipe: White Chip Orange Divine Cookies for cookie exchange
    Micha in AZ - 11-9-2003
   
MSG ID: 0213823
  6 Recipe(tried): Northwoods Maple Nut Cookie - Another great exchange recipe
    Micha in AZ - 11-9-2003
   
MSG ID: 0213824
  7 Thank You: Thank you Micha
    Ann in Madison - 11-9-2003
   
MSG ID: 0213825
  8 ISO: White Chip Orange cookies - how many does it make?
    Ann Wi - 11-9-2003
   
MSG ID: 0213827
  9 re: crunchy fudge brownies - They might be too messy for pre-packaging, Ann
    Micha in AZ - 11-10-2003
   
MSG ID: 0213829
  10 re: White Chip Orange Cookies - Sorry Ann, the recipe doesn't say and I have never made them, just ate them! (nt)
    Micha in AZ - 11-10-2003
   
MSG ID: 0213830
  11 Recipe(tried): Sesame Toffee Bars
    Elly, Ohio - 11-10-2003
   
MSG ID: 0213831
  12 Recipe(tried): Magic Cookie Bars
    Elly, Ohio - 11-10-2003
   
MSG ID: 0213832
  13 Thank You: Thanks Elly
    Ann Madison - 11-10-2003
   
MSG ID: 0213834
14 Recipe(tried): Cherry Shortbread Cookies & Chocolate Mint Cookies
    Colleen-Canada - 11-27-2003
   
MSG ID: 0213926
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