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Rita's Christmas Cookies Recipe

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Category:
Category:
Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 Eggs
1 C Milk
⅓ tsp Anise
2¼ Sugar
1 C Crisco
1 tsp salt
½ Baking Soda
5-7 C Flour
Directions:
Directions:
In a separate bowl mix Flour, salt, and baking powder. With a mixer or a hand whisk, combine Eggs, Anise, milk, and Crisco. Beat until well combined. Slowly add flour mixture until dough leaves the side of the bowl. Refrigerate 2 hours or until you are ready to use it.

Preheat oven to 350º Roll out dough small sections at a time and use cookie cutters. Place them on ungreased baking sheet. Bake 12-15 minutes or until soft but brown around the edges.

Let cool before frosting/decorating.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
10-12 Dozen Christmas Cookies
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
30 actual prep, 2-24 hours refrigeration
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
I just buy creamy white icing from the store and use food colorings to make it the colors we want. You can also decorate with non-perilles, sugar sprinkles and chopped candies.

 

 

 

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