Preparing cookies is a special event of Christmas . Moms and sisters engage themselves in baking different types of cookies for family members and guests for the Christmas day. Welcome holiday guests with the following best Christmas cookies and their recipes.
Cream Cheese Christmas Cookies – One of the best Christmas cookies cream cheese cookies are really soft and yummy. Mix cream cheese, butter and flour in a bowl. Chill dough in refrigerator. Roll out and cut with a 2-inch round cookie cutter. Place cookies on cookie sheet and bake at 400° for 12 minutes.
Candy Cane Cookies - Candy cane cookies are best Christmas cookies and perfect for holiday gift giving. Into a mixing bowl, measure flour, butter, confectioners' sugar, vanilla, salt and egg. Beat with hand-held electric mixer at low speed until mixture is well blended. Take 1 teaspoonful of plain dough and roll into a 4-inch rope. Move cookie to baking sheets with a spatula. Bake cookies until lightly browned around edges. Let it cool. Store in tightly covered container for up to 1 week.
Ginger Bread Men Cookies – These are multiple tiny Christmas cookies in the shapes of men. In a bowl, mix together the dry butterscotch pudding mix, butter, and brown sugar until smooth. Cover, and chill dough until firm, about 1 hour. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease baking sheets. Roll dough out to about 1/8-inch thickness, and cut into man shapes using a cookie cutter. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, until cookies are golden at the edges. Cool on wire racks.
Snow Ball Butter Cookies - Cream butter and 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar until light. Add salt, vanilla, flour and chopped pecans; mix well. Chill dough for 2 hours. Shape dough into 1-inch balls and place on baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 12 to 15 minutes.
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