Best Esthers Christmas Cookies Recipes

ESTHER'S SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Using an electric mixer, add sugar, margarine, eggs and vanilla; beat on medium speed until well combined.
• In a separate bowl, sift flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt together. Add dry ingredients to the mixing bowl in several additions, beating after each addition.
• Cover and refrigerate dough for several hours or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Working on a floured surface, roll dough to about 1/8" thick. Cut cookies into desired shapes. (Note: This dough can be rolled out again and again without getting tough.)
• Bake cookies on an ungreased cookie sheet for 8-10 minutes or until the edges begin to turn light brown.
• Sprinkle cookies generously with sugar or decorate as desired.
• Using a medium mixing bowl, add powdered sugar, milk, corn syrup and vanilla extract; stir until well combined.
• If coloring the frosting, divide frosting into bowls and color at this point.
• Transfer frosting into piping bags fitted with a piping tip or ziptop bags with the corners snipped off.
• Pipe frosting onto cookies and decorate with sprinkles (optional).
• Let cookies stand at room temperature for several hours, or until frosting has hardened.

ESTHER'S CHRISTMAS COOKIES

Steps:

• In a VERY LARGE BOWL, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time then stir in the vanilla and milk. Add candied cherries and pineapple, raisins and nuts mixed with flour. Stir in oatmeal and coconut. Make balls the size of a large walnut and slightly flatten. Place on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake at 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) one pan at a time on middle rack of oven, for 10 to 12 minutes, or until bottoms are light brown. Cookies will look underdone.
• Sprinkle with nutmeg and leave on cookie sheet for 10 minutes to finish cooking. Transfer to cooling rack. Have lots of containers ready!!