Browned Butter Spritz
Cream Cheese Peppermint Cookies
Maple Logs

Here's some cookies I like to make at Christmas (and all year ;-) lol)

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Browned Butter Spritz

Recipe By : Home Cookin 4.9 (http://www.mountain-software.com)
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cookies

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 cup butter
2 1/4 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon milk
* decorators sugar if desired

Melt butter in 2 quart. heavy saucepan over medium heat, stirring often
until butter turns a deep, rich, brown color (6-8 minutes). WATCH
CLOSELY. Immediately pour into medium metal bowl. Cover. Refrigerate for
45 minutes or until butter is cool to touch and softly solid. Meanwhile,
stir together flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl. Preheat
oven to 375 F. Spoon butter into a large mixer bowl; add sugar. Beat at
medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. (1 to 2 minutes). Add
egg and vanilla; beat until well mixed (1 minute). Reduce speed to low,
add flour mixture, and milk to butter mixture; beat until well mixed (1
to 2 minutes).

Fit cookie press with desired template; fill with cookie dough. Press
dough into desired shapes onto ungreased cookie sheets. Sprinkle with
decorator sugar if desired.

Bake for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool completely.

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Cream Cheese Peppermint Cookies

Recipe By : Home Cookin 4.9 (http://www.mountain-software.com)
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cookies

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 (8 oz) package. cream cheese,
softened
3/4 cup butter
1 cup powdered sugar
2 1/4 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon mint extract

Beat cream cheese, butter, and sugar in large mixing bowl at medium
speed with electric mixer until well blended; add mint extract.
Add flour and soda; mix well. Chill dough for 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 325 F.
On lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/8" thickness; cut with
assorted cookie cutters and place on ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake 10-12 minutes, or until edges begin to brown. Cool on wire racks.

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Maple Logs

Recipe By : Home Cookin 4.9 (http://www.mountain-software.com)
Serving Size : 48 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cookies

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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3/4 cup butter (no substitutes)
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1 1/2 teaspoons maple flavoring
2 cups flour
Maple Frosting (recipe follows)

Beat butter in a large mixing bowl for 30 seconds. Add brown sugar and
salt; beat till combined. Beat in egg and maple flavoring. Beat in as
much flour as you can with the mixer. Stir in any remaining flour with a
wooden spoon. Cover dough and chill 1 hour or until easy to handle.
Preheat oven to 375 F. Divide dough into 8 portions. Roll each portion
on a lightly floured surface into a rope 1/2 -inch in diameter. Cut ropes
into 3" lengths. Place logs on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 8-10
minutes or until done. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool. Frost
tops with Maple Frosting; pull tines of a fork through frosting so it
resembles bark.



Maple Frosting

1/4 cup butter
3 - 3-1/4 cups sifted powdered sugar
3 tablespoons. milk
1 teaspoon maple flavoring

Beat butter in a small bowl for 30 seconds. Gradually add 1/2 cup of
the powdered sugar, beating well. Add the milk and maple flavoring.
Gradually beat in 1-1/2 - 1-3/4 cups powdered sugar to make a
spreadable frosting.

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