How to make Christmas Cookies

Aug. 9, 2010 - PRLog -- Christmas is simply the perfect time to sit back and relax with family and friends and have the luscious Christmas cookies. Christmas cookies form an essential part of the Christmas celebrations. The Christmas would be left incomplete without the Christmas cookies.

There are various Christmas cookies that come in numerous shapes and colors.

The kids find it to be the most memorable time when they are involved in making delicious treats like the Christmas cookies with family at home.

The Christmas Cookies bring in the festive cheer and make the Christmas even more exciting. This Christmas have the most pleasurable time with these lip smacking Christmas cookies.

Cherry Almond Cups Cookies

Materials:

3 1/2 C. sugar
1 1/2 lbs. almond paste
1 C. egg whites (about 8 whites)

Dough

3 C unsifted cake flour
2 sticks softened butter
2/3 C sugar
4 egg yolks
1/2 t. vanilla

30 candied cherries cut in halves
Sliced almonds for garnish

For the filling: Place sugar and almond paste in a food processor and mix thoroughly. Transfer to a mixer bowl and beat in egg whites on medium speed for 2 minutes. Cover and set aside.

For the dough: Place cake flour, butter and sugar in a mixer bowl. Beat on low speed until well mixed. Beat in egg yolks and vanilla. Wrap dough in plastic and chill for 1 hour.

Roll dough to 1/8-inch thickness on a lightly floured board. With a 2 1/4-inch round cutter, cut out circles of dough. Fit dough circles into lightly greased mini muffin tins to form cups.

Fill each cup 2/3 full with the almond-paste filling. Place a few sliced almonds on top. Garnish each with half of a candied cherry.

Bake at 350° F. for 15 to 18 minutes. Cool in pans before removing.

The above Christmas cookie recipe makes about 60 cookies. Please visit Christmas Carnivals for more of such healthy delicious recipes.

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