Month: January 2022
Snowballs
Butter Balls / Snowballs / Russian Tea Cakes
Tasty with many different names,
Ingredients
- 1 pound Butter
- 4 Tbsp powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 c flour sifted
- 1 c chopped nuts
- 2 c powered sugar for rolling the cookies in after they are baked
Instructions
- Cream butter & sugar till light & fluffy
- Add vanilla
- Add flour
- Add nuts, mix well
- Chill 30 min.
- Shape into balls & bake on ungreased Cookie sheet @ 350. 15-18 Min..
- Roll in Powdered sugar while hot.
- Roll again in powder sugar when cool.
Notes
Use the same recipe for thumbprints. Press your thumb into the ball before baking. After cooled, add a drop of frosting to center
Oatmeal Cookies
Oatmeal
Oatmeal cookie with warm spices. Adding a Hershey's Kiss after baking adds a bit of chocolate and Christmas flair.
Ingredients
- 1 c Butter
- 1 c brown sugar packed
- 1/2 c granulated sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 1½ c flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp salt optional
- 3 c oatmeal
- 1 bag hershey’s kisses optional
Instructions
- cream butter & sugars until fluffy
- mix in eggs & vanilla
- mix in all rest leaving oatmeal until last
- Bake 10-12 minutes @ 350°
- Top with Hershey’s Kiss while hot out of the oven
VV’s Sugar Cookies
VV’s Sugar Cookies
Delicate and crisp no-roll sugar cookies.
Ingredients
- 1 c powdered sugar
- 1 c granulated sugar
- 1 c butter
- 1 c vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 4 c flour
- 1 tsp cream of tartar
- 1 tsp soda
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
- Cream sugars, butter; oil. Beat in eggs & Vanilla. Add dry ingredients & mix well. Chill one hour.
- Rollinto ball, flatten with bottom of glass dipped in sugar.
- Bake @ 350° until edges start to turn brown