Grandma's Christmas Cookies Recipe
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Ingredients: 2 eggs
1 1/3 cups sugar
1/3 cup butter/margarine
1/3 cup Crisco
2/3 cup of milk
1/3 teaspoon of Hartshorn (ammonium carbonate)*not absolutely necessary, but makes the dough less sticky
1/2 teaspoon Anise Oil (not extract)
4 1/3 cups of flour
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Directions: Preheat oven to 400º F.
Beat 2 eggs until light & fluffy
Add 1 1/3 cups of sugar & beat well
Melt 1/3 cup of butter/margarine with 1/3 cup of Crisco
Add butter & Crisco mix to egg & sugar and mix well
Heat (not too hot) 2/3 cup of milk
Add 1/3 teaspoon of Hartshorn - make sure it dissolves - and 1/2 teaspoon of Anise oil to milk
Add milk mixture to egg mixture
Add 4 1/3 cups of flour to mixture - 1 cup at a time
Roll dough thin and use cookie cutters
Bake 7-10 minutes
Want to make your own icing?
Confectioner Sugar
margarine
milk
vanilla
Add milk (small amount at a time) to sugar & margarine until slightly thick
Add a drop or 2 of vanilla
Add food coloring - 1 drop at a time
I think the icing recipe is vague because it depends on the number of cookies you make. |
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Notes: I found my grandma's "Christmas Cookie" recipe for anise cookies. She made a tin full every holiday season. She died in 2008, but making these cookies (which can be time consuming) brings back wonderful memories of her.
The Hartzhorn can be obtained at the pharmacy. a pharmacy that compounds would be the best bet to get some. It's not absolutely necessary, but makes the dough less sticky. I used the brand name for the shortening here (Crisco), but any brand will do.
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