or Spritz cookies
This is a fairly new addition to my holiday baking per the request of one of my friends joining in the bake. The following recipe I received from a friend.
Ingredients
2 1/4 c flour
1/4 t salt
1/4 t cinnamon
1 c butter
3 oz cream cheese
1 c sugar
1 egg yolk
1 t vanilla
1 t orange zest
Mix flour, salt and cinnamon. Set aside.
Cream butter and cream cheese. Add sugar and egg. Add vanilla and zest.
Add to dry ingredients.
Fill press and then press dough onto cookie sheet.
Bake at 350 for 12-15 minutes.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Pizzels
Pizzelles are a recently added tradition to my holiday baking. I was introduced to them through my Great Aunt Julia who made this cookie for her Italian husband. She made them most of her married life. Fifteen years ago when I moved to the town where she lives she introduced me to these cookies and I've made every year since! Now I enjoy making them with my friends for the cookie bake, two who are Italian and get a few extras!
*Note: You must use a pizzelle iron to make these cookies
Ingredients
6 eggs
3 1/2 c flour
1 1/2 c sugar
1 c butter, melted and cooled
4 t baking powder
2 T vanilla or anise
In large bowl, beat eggs, adding sugar gradually, until mixture is smooth.
Add cooled butter and vanilla.
In another bowl, mix the flour, baking powder and then add to egg mixture.
Dough will be sticky enough to be dropped by spoon.
Makes 60
*Note: You must use a pizzelle iron to make these cookies
Ingredients
6 eggs
3 1/2 c flour
1 1/2 c sugar
1 c butter, melted and cooled
4 t baking powder
2 T vanilla or anise
In large bowl, beat eggs, adding sugar gradually, until mixture is smooth.
Add cooled butter and vanilla.
In another bowl, mix the flour, baking powder and then add to egg mixture.
Dough will be sticky enough to be dropped by spoon.
Makes 60
Buckeyes
Buckeyes are an wonderful Ohio traditional treat that our family always makes for Christmas. It's a great sweet to make with friends around the kitchen table and makes great gifts.
Ingredients
Inside
1 1/2 c peanut butter
1/2 c butter
1 t vanilla
4 c 10X
Coating
6 oz semi sweet chocolate chips
2 T shortening
OR
Dipping Chocolate
Cream the peanut butter, butter and vanilla in a large bowl. Slowly add the 10x. Roll into small balls and place on tray covered with wax paper. Set tray inside freezer while making the chocolate.
For the chocolate, you can either use the chips and shortening or a dipping chocolate. Place in small microwave safe bowl. Microwave in 30 second times, stirring each time, until melted.
Remove balls from freezer and dip each, leaving a little of the peanutbutter exposed on top. Place back onto wax paper and let set.
Ingredients
Inside
1 1/2 c peanut butter
1/2 c butter
1 t vanilla
4 c 10X
Coating
6 oz semi sweet chocolate chips
2 T shortening
OR
Dipping Chocolate
Cream the peanut butter, butter and vanilla in a large bowl. Slowly add the 10x. Roll into small balls and place on tray covered with wax paper. Set tray inside freezer while making the chocolate.
For the chocolate, you can either use the chips and shortening or a dipping chocolate. Place in small microwave safe bowl. Microwave in 30 second times, stirring each time, until melted.
Remove balls from freezer and dip each, leaving a little of the peanutbutter exposed on top. Place back onto wax paper and let set.
Sugar Cookies
This recipe is from my dear friend Lisa who is a wonderful baker. Thanks Lisa!
1/2 c. Butter
1/2 c. Margarine
1 1/2 c. 10X
1 egg
1 t vanilla
1/2 t almond extract
2 1/2 c. flour
1 t baking soda
1 t cream of tartar
Cream butter and margarine. Add egg, vanilla and almond extract. Set aside.
In another bowl mix the flour 10X, baking soda and cream of tartar.
Add that to the creamed mixture. Split into two discs and wrap in Saran Wrap. Place in fridge for a few hours or overnight.
Roll and cut.
Bake at 325 for 8-10 minutes.
1/2 c. Butter
1/2 c. Margarine
1 1/2 c. 10X
1 egg
1 t vanilla
1/2 t almond extract
2 1/2 c. flour
1 t baking soda
1 t cream of tartar
Cream butter and margarine. Add egg, vanilla and almond extract. Set aside.
In another bowl mix the flour 10X, baking soda and cream of tartar.
Add that to the creamed mixture. Split into two discs and wrap in Saran Wrap. Place in fridge for a few hours or overnight.
Roll and cut.
Bake at 325 for 8-10 minutes.
Next Sat. will be my annual cookie bake! I think it might be the eigth one! Looking back through some of the photos (I'll have to see about posting some) it is so much fun to see how we all have changed and to remember all the fun we had baking.
This year we will be making pizzels, spritz, buckeyes and sugar cookies. To figure out the amount of ingredients I will need, I took each recipe and wrote down the ingredients that are needed for each. Then, besides each ingredient, I wrote what what needed for each recipe.
Example:
Eggs 3+2+6
Sugar (in cups) 1+2+1
Flour 4+3+2+2
10X 2+4+1+4
Vanilla (in table spoons) 1+2+1+1+1
and so on for the other ingredients. Then I add each up and verify I have the quantity of each ingredient that will be needed to fulfill the needed quantity. Of course, I add up to make sure there is extra for any errors.
Up next: The Recipes
This year we will be making pizzels, spritz, buckeyes and sugar cookies. To figure out the amount of ingredients I will need, I took each recipe and wrote down the ingredients that are needed for each. Then, besides each ingredient, I wrote what what needed for each recipe.
Example:
Eggs 3+2+6
Sugar (in cups) 1+2+1
Flour 4+3+2+2
10X 2+4+1+4
Vanilla (in table spoons) 1+2+1+1+1
and so on for the other ingredients. Then I add each up and verify I have the quantity of each ingredient that will be needed to fulfill the needed quantity. Of course, I add up to make sure there is extra for any errors.
Up next: The Recipes
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