Recipe(tried): Christmas Greeting Cookies (1970's)

Nice idea for the office Christmas party.

CHRISTMAS GREETING COOKIES

1 cup butter, room temperature
1 cup sugar
3 eggs, well beaten
1/3 cup brandy or bourbon
1 teaspoon ground mace
4 1/4 cups flour
Lettering Icing (recipe follows)

Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees.

Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, brandy, and mace. Blend well. Add flour and stir until batter is smooth. Chill in the refrigerator for several hours.

Roll part of the dough out on a lightly floured board until 1/8 inch thick. Cut into desired shapes with a cookie cutter.

Bake at 375 degrees until golden. Allow to cook on racks.

Inscribe with appropriate Yule-tide wishes (Noel, Joy, Peace, etc.) The lettering should be done with lettering icing and piped on with a pastry tube.

LETTERING ICING

1 small egg white (pasteurized)
Few grains salt
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla flavoring
1 to 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar

Beat egg white to a foam with salt, cream of tartar, and vanilla; add sugar gradually; beat until it holds its shape. (Amount of sugar varies with size of egg white.)

Makes 24 greeting cookies.
Source: Newspaper Clipping, 1970's