Easy Christmas Cookie Recipes - a recipe with many variations

There are so many recipes in the Christmas season to bake cookies, but often so little during the busy summer season.

The solution? A great tasting basic cookie recipe that quickly and easily turns into such a variety of easy to do, the family and friends think of Christmas, pour all your favorite recipes Christmas cookie.

Let's start with the basics.

Basic Cookie Dough Recipe

02:01 cup (or 1stick) butter (or margarine) at room temperature

02:01 cup brown sugar, packed light

2 tablespoons sugar

2.1 tsp baking powder

1 large egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 1 / 2 cups flour

In a large bowl, combine all ingredients except flour. Beat with an electric mixer, scraping sides of bowl several times until the mixture is light and fluffy. With mixer at low speed, add flour gradually, which is only up is well combined.

to measure the mass in a pan with a spoon and press with a spoon a little 'flat. Or cut and roll in our shapes with a cookie cutter. Bake at 350 º C for about 12-15 minutes, until golden brown.

This basic cookie mix is also the basis for the following cookie recipes (all baked in a preheated oven at 350 º F).

Orange Cookies

(For about 32)

Add 1 tablespoon grated orange peel, theRecipe>. Form into a log, which is about 1 1 / 2 "in diameter and 4 hours in refrigerator.

Cut dough into 1 / 4 "thick slices. Place on baking paper. Cookies can be decorated with candy, wrapped in colored sugar or cut shapes before baking beautiful apartment. Bake in preheated oven for 12-15 minutes until golden brown are .

Cherry Chocolate Coconut Squares

(Makes about 54 squares)

In addition to the base paste is necessary:

04:01 cup unsweetened cocoaPowder

Three large eggs

1 1 / 2 cup granulated sugar

1 teaspoon almond extract

2.1 tsp baking powder

3 cups flaked coconut

02:01 cup maraschino cherries, well drained and coarsely chopped

Line 13 "x9" baking pan with foil.

Mix the cocoa powder into basic dough. Print uniform filling in prepared pan. 10-15 minutes or until the crust looks dry.

In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, sugar, almond extract and baking powder until wellblended. Stir in coconut and cherries. Pour over baked crust.

30-35 minutes, until top is just beginning to brown and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a rack. Place it on a chopping board with the film ends with 1 1 / 2 "squares. Squares can be stored in an airtight container for up to 3 weeks.

Pineapple Coconut Cookies

(Makes about 36)

In addition to the base paste is necessary:

1 1 / 2 cups sugarFlaked coconut

Use canned pineapple cup 3:01 (raspberry or apricot if you prefer)

Add 1 cup flaked coconut to the basic mixture and mix well. Divide the dough into 1 1 / 2 "hair balls and roll in remaining coconut. Place the balls 1 set" over lightly greased baking sheet. Make a deep indentation in the center of each cookie with your fingertip.

12-15 minutes, until cookies are firm and the coconut is lightly toasted. After cooling, each filledHole in the middle of the cookie with preserves.

You can vary this basic dough recipe represent a wide range of Christmas cakes. Add other flavorings like maple ginger or cinnamon. Add the chopped dried fruits such as apricots or dates. Or bake them plain in holiday shapes and decorate with colored icing.

Christmas is a wonderful time of year. Here it is hoped that the quick and easy recipes for Christmas cookies help the pressure oncook.