Christmas Cookies - Help?

[Bostondevil]

I want to know what's your favorite recipe for Christmas cutout cookies. This year I am determined to find one that tastes as good as I think they should. The traditional butter cookie or maybe it's sugar cookie recipe leaves just a little bit to be desired. What's your favorite?

And while we're at it, although I make a mean baked custard - one friend who comes to our Winter Solstice Dessert Open House every waits until the end and then licks the custard bowl (I save it for him, it's become a tradition), I'll take your favorite baked custard recipes as well. I don't like them too eggy but I've also learned that to make it truly delicious - and truly horrifically caloric - is to replace half of the milk with heavy cream. Also, take it out of the oven while it's still jiggly in the middle.

For the Dessert party I usually make a custard, an apple pie, some kind of cookie, brownies, and either a second pie or a coconut cake. I buy cookie cutters all the time, I can't resist them, but I don't have a good recipe for actually using them! Although, FYI, you can use cookie cutters on cream scones.

[CameronBornAndBred]

Oh..my bad. I was just here to help you eat them.

(Looking forward to responses...so I can help you eat them.)

[OZZIE4DUKE]

Oh..my bad. I was just here to help you eat them.

(Looking forward to responses...so I can help you eat them.)

Yeah, me too!

[captmojo]

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paul ... src=search

Take that!

[Miles]

Shortbread. Shortbread. Shortbread. Shortbread. Shortbread.

[Miles]

Shortbread.

[ArkieDukie]

Shortbread. Shortbread. Shortbread. Shortbread. Shortbread.

Miles, are you trying to say that you like shortbread cookies? ;)

[DevilAlumna]

Shortbread.

QFE. With chocolate on top.

[Miles]

Shortbread.

QFE. With chocolate on top.

QFE. Shortbread.

[Miles]

Shortbread. Shortbread. Shortbread. Shortbread. Shortbread.

Miles, are you trying to say that you like shortbread cookies? ;)

Shortbread.

[DukieInKansas]

I'll have to go find my sugar cookie recipe - it makes a lot of cookies and are well liked. I think it is using almond extract in the cookie and frosting instead of vanilla that does it. I'm still recovering from the birthday weekend so I need to find the energy to get off my butt first.

[lawgrad91]

I've been using a sugar cookie recipe I got from allrecipes.com the last few years, but if anyone wants to post a good sugar cookie recipe, I'm game to try it.

Mom and I have been making sugar cookies for 40+ years.

[Ima Facultiwyfe]

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paul ... src=search

Take that!

Always the good grandmother, last final week I baked up a HUGE assortment of homemade cookies and sent them up to Appalachian State to Native's brother. Among the selection was a batch of Paula's "loaded" cookies. They were an astounding hit with all the guys in the house. Not a "pretty" cut out cookie. Just a hearty "guy" kind of cookie. They are really over-the-top loaded!
Love, Ima

[Ima Facultiwyfe]

Must admit to never having found a cookie cutter decorating cookie that was really, really good. I never have thought they were really for eating. Might as well do the slice and bake junk for that, I guess. I always make gingerbread cookies for decorating. We also have antique wooden German cookie molds that we make a spice cookie for (a Julia Child recipe). We press the dough into the molds, pop it out and trim it for baking for Christmas Eve. They are huge (barely fit in the oven) and are usually served warm with butter melting on top of the pieces we break off. I can give you the recipe for those if you like. But it's the beautifully molded cookie that is the star.
Love, Ima
PS We also collect antique lollipop molds and make those every Christmas. Reindeer, choo-choos, horns,Christmas trees, Santas, etc, etc. They are double sided and darling. I usually take those to cookie exchanges rather than actual cookies. I should make a vid of all this or something, I guess.

[Devil in the Blue Dress]

Regarding sugar cookies with a disappointing taste, I add just a hint of fresh grated nutmeg.... folks rave about them and try to figure out what the mystery ingredient is.

[Devil in the Blue Dress]

This popped up in my email this morning. I've found the Southern Living recipes to be good choices .... they've been thoroughly tested.

Hallelujah: the 70 Best-Loved Cookies http://www.southernliving.com/food/holi ... age73.html

[captmojo]

This popped up in my email this morning. I've found the Southern Living recipes to be good choices .... they've been thoroughly tested.

Hallelujah: the 70 Best-Loved Cookies http://www.southernliving.com/food/holi ... age73.html

These look KILLER. Especially that 'Bayou Brownie'. I might could eat enough of those to .

The First Mate makes a cookie that uses prepared peanut butter dough in a minature muffin pan, pressed around the edges. Cook these shells, then when cooled a bit, drop in a mini Reese's PB cup inside and return to the oven until gooey. A chocolate dough can also be used.

I eat too damn much.

[DukeUsul]

It's not Christmas Cookies unless it's Pepparkakor:

http://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&h ... 81l1.5l6l0

[YmoBeThere]

I like the cookies that you can eat...