Christmas Butter Cookies
From the Swaw's
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound real butter, softened
- 5 tablespoons white sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 to 4 tablespoons jelly of your choice
- 1 to 2 cups of powdered sugar in a small bowl for later
Steps
- In a large bowl, cream butter with white sugar using a spoon.
- Next, add vanilla and then flour. Makes very stiff dough.
- Pinch off a portion of dough, roll into a ball, and gently flatten (should be about the diameter of a half-dollar coin). Repeat with the rest of the dough.
- Make a small dent in each cookie with your thumb. Drop a bit of jelly in each dent.
- Bake 10 to 12 minutes at 400 degrees (until they start to brown on the edges). Let cookies cool for a few minutes and then dip each one in powdered sugar. Enjoy!
Cranberry Sauce
Ingredients
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Cranberry Sauce 12 oz fresh cranberries
- 1 orange
- 1 cup granulated sugar
Steps
- Add the cranberries to a small pot and add enough water to cover the berries. Cook until the cranberry skins pop, then mash.
- Slice the ends off the orange, just until you see the flesh. Zest the skin on the orange and slice it into 8 wedges.
- Add cranberries, orange wedges, orange zest, and sugar to a bowl and mash.
- Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.