Christmas CookieRecipes2011 EditionIngredients:2 cup of four1 teaspoon sa|t cup butter (soften}2 cups sugar2 |arge eggs2 cups of r|cotta cheese4 tab|espoons of fresh squeezed orange ju|ce1 orange, zestedGlaze1 cups of powdered sugar4 tab|espoon orangeDirections:1. Preheat oven to 375 and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.2. || med|0m oow| como||e ||e /o0|, oa||| oowde| a|d sa||. H||s| 0|||| ||ese ingredients are combined. Set aside.3. || med|0m oow| como||e o0||e| 8 s0a|. Sea| 0|||| |||| 8 /0//, (aoo0| 3-1 m||-0|es. /dd ||e es, o|e a| a ||me 0|||| we|| m|xed. /dd ||e ||co||a c|eese, o|a|e |0|ce a|d o|a|e zes|. Sea| |o m|x.1. 5||| || d|, |||ed|e||s. /|x we||. 5ooo| ||e do0| (aoo|ox. 1 |ao|esooo| oe| coo||e o||o ||e oa|c|me|| oaoe| o| ||e coo||e s|ee|. Sa|e aoo0| 12-11 m||-0|es, o| 0|||| ||e edes a|e s|||||, o|de|. |emo.e /|om o.e| 8 coo| como|e|e|,.5. 7o G|aze eac| coo||e - como||e ||e oowde|ed s0a| 8 o|a|e |0|ce || aoow| & whisk together. Spoon about 1/2 teaspoon on each cookie. Let glaze harden (aoo0| 5-10 m||. Orange Ricotta CookiesProv|ded by Deb SpadaforaIngredients:2 cups fne|y crushed Oreo cook|es cup butter or margar|ne, me|ted8 oz. cream cheese, softened14 oz. can sweetened condensed m||k2 eggs1 tb|s. pepperm|nt extract1 cup sem|-sweet choco|ate ch|ps1 pkg. choco|ate m|nt or pepperm|nt cand|es, choppedDirections:1.Preheat oven to 325 degrees.Combine cookie crumbs and butter in medium oow| a|d m|x we||.||ess c|0mo m|x|0|e /|m|, o| oo||om o/ 13x9 oa|.Sa|e 5 minutes; cool. 2.|| med|0m oow|, oea| c|eam c|eese 0|||| /0//,.G|ad0a||, oea| || m|||, es a|d oeooe|m||| ex||ac| 0|||| smoo||.|o0| o.e| coo|ed coo||e oase.Sa|e /o| 25 - 30 m||0|es.Coo| como|e|e|,.3.|| |ea., sa0ceoa|, me|| c|oco|a|e c||os a|d d||zz|e o.e| ||e |oo o/ ||e oa|s.5o|||||e c|oooed ca|d|es o.e| ||e |oo.C0| |||o sq0a|es.5|o|e |e/|o.e|s || |e/||e|a|o|./a|es 2 doze| |o||da, ||ea|s|Holiday Mint SquaresProv|ded by Mary RhoadesNutella Amaretto Icebox Cookieswith AlmondsProv|ded by Yuk|ko ltoIngredients:1 cup unsa|ted butter1 cup ||ght brown sugar2 |arge eggs3 cups s|fted a||-purpose f|our1 teaspoon bak|ng soda1 teaspoon bak|ng powder teaspoon sa|t (om|t sa|t |f sa|ted butter |s used}1 teaspoons van|||a extractC|eam o0||e| w||| s0a|s 0|||| ||||. /dd es a|d m|x 0|||| smoo||.5|/| |oe||e| ||e /|o0|, oa||| soda a|d sa||, s||| |||o c|eamed m|x|0|e. Divide dough into 2 equal size balls.Amaretto Mixture:1 cup f|ne|y chopped A|monds cup sugar cup f|our cup amaretto/|x a|| |||ed|e||s we|| a|d add |o ||e Do0| =1, o|e|d 0|||| ||co|oo-|a|ed. Fo|m a d|s| a|d /|eeze /o| 15 |o 30 m||0|es.Nutella (Chocolate) Mixture:1/3 cup Nute||a (haze|nut choco|ate spread} - warm |n m|crowave to honey ||ke cons|stency1/3 cup cocoa cup sugar1/3 cup f|ne|y chopped A|monds1 teaspoons van|||a extract1 to 2 tab|espoons m||k (|f the dough |s too dry, you can add m||k}/|x a|| |||ed|e||s 0|||| smoo|| a|d add |o ||e do0| =2, o|e|d 0|||| ||co|oo|a|ed. Fo|m a d|s| a|d /|eeze /o| 15 |o 30 m||0|es.Directions:|0| do0| oe|wee| 2 o|eces o/ o|as||c w|ao a|d |o|| o0| |o 1/1 |||c| |ec|a||es. |/ ||e do0| oecomes |oo so/|, || ca| oe c||||ed || /|eeze| again. Stack them up and roll into a log to make pinwheel cookies or c0| ||e s|ac|ed 0o do0| |||o 2 a|d s|ac| ||em aa||, c0| |||o 2 w|de s|aos |o ma|e s|||oed coo||es. H|ao || waxed oaoe| o| o|as||c w|ao, ||e e|ds a|d /|eeze /o| /ew |o0|s 0o |o a mo||| 0|||| |ead, |o oa|e. 5||ce |o||s aoo0| 1/c-||c| |||c| w||| a c|ea| |||/e, oa|e a| 350 /o| c |o 10 m||0|es 0|||| oa|ed.Ingredients: 1 Egg cup brown sugar cup wh|te sugar cup shorten|ng2 cups f|our1 tsp bak|ng powder tsp bak|ng sodaP|nch of sa|t cup marasch|no cherr|es (cut up f|ne - save a few who|e ones for garn|sh} cup crushed p|neapp|e cup shredded coconut Directions: Combine sugars and blend in shortening. Add egg and beat well.Como||e d|, |||ed|e||s a|d add s|ow|, |o aoo.e. Do0| w||| oe o| ||e d|,/c|0mo|, s|de /dd c|e|||es a|d o||eaoo|e a|d m|x we||. /dd a|||s| o/ s||edded coco|0| a|d a w|o|e o| |a|/ c|e||, o| |oo.Sa|e a| 350 de|ees /o| aoo|ox|ma|e|, 15 m||0|es.|ec|oe ca| oe do0o|ed.Pineapple-Cherry CookiesProv|ded by E|a|ne ShumwayChristmas Cutout CookiesProv|ded by K|rsten Marsha||Ingredients:1 cup sugar1 cup butter2 tbsp sour cream2 eggs, beaten3 cup f|our1 tsp bak|ng soda1 tsp nutmegDirections: C|eam o0||e| a|d s0a|./|x || |ema|||| |||ed|e||s.5|o|e || |e/||e|a|o| o.e|||||.|o|| o| |||||, /|o0|ed ooa|d a|d c0| o0| w||| ,o0| /a.o|||e s|aoed C|||s|mas coo||e c0||e|s. Sa|e a| 350 de|ees /o|12-15 m||0|es. /a|es aoo0| 5 doze|.Frosting:1 32oz bag powdered sugar1 tsp a|mond extract (can subst|tute w|th van|||a} cup shorten|ng/|x a|| |||ed|e||s |oe||e| 0|||| smoo||./dd |o| wa|e| 0|||| des||ed co|s|s|e|c, |s ac||e.ed.5eoa|a|e |||o sma|| oow|s a|d add /ood co|o|||.Ge| c|ea||.e w||| ,o0| deco|a||o|s o, add-|| so|||||es, c|||amo| oa||s, e|c.Half Moon Christmas CookiesProv|ded by Tracey MumfordIngredients: Cream these ingredients together.1 cup butter, me|ted2 cups sugar2 eggs|| a seoa|a|e oow| m|x ||ese d|, |||ed|e||s.4 cups f|our1 tsp bak|ng powder3 tsp bak|ng soda1 tsp sa|t1 cup cocoaDirections:Oomb|ned a|| of the above together, then add 2 cups m||k and 2 tsp van|||a. M|x a|| unt|| a|| |umps are gone.Drop teaspoons fu|| of m|xture on a greased cook|e sheet, |eav|ng enough space between them for them to spread dur|ng bak|ng.Bake at 350 degrees for 7-10 m|nutes. Makes about 4 dozen.|et them coo| before frost|ng.Dream Whip Frosting:1 cups cr|sco1 enve|ope dream wh|p tsp sa|t1 tbsp van|||a2/3 cup warm water2 |bs confect|onary sugarH||o |oe||e| c||sco a|d d|eam w||o./|x || ||e |ema|||| |||ed|-e||s a|d oea| /o| 5 m||0|es./dd co|o| |o ma|e ||em /es||.e /o| ||e |o||da,s. Happy Holiday's