Best Spiced Christmas Cookies Recipes

SPICED CHRISTMAS COOKIES

Steps:

• In a very large bowl, beat the molasses, butter, sour cream and lemon juice until well blended. Combine the flour, brown sugar, spices, baking soda, lemon zest and salt; gradually add to butter mixture and mix well. Stir in the walnuts, raisins and candied peels. Cover and refrigerate until easy to handle, about 30 minutes., Divide dough into 4 portions. On a lightly floured surface, roll out each portion to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-1/4-in. round cookie cutter. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° until bottoms are lightly browned, 10-12 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., Combine frosting ingredients until smooth. Frost cookies; decorate with cherries. Store in an airtight container.

SPICED CHRISTMAS COOKIES

Steps:

• *In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Beat in the eggs, almond and vanilla extract. In a separate bowl, combine the dry ingredients. Gradually add to wet ingredients and mix well. Form into 2 disc, wrap in plastic wrap and chill for at least a couple of hours. *Preheat oven to 350 degree. Roll the dough out not too thin, on a lightly floured surface and cut into shapes. Bake on ungreased cookie sheets at 350 degree for 10 minutes.Remove from the oven. Brush a couple of cookies at a time with egg white and decorate with colored sugar. The egg white kind of acts as a glue, so don't let it dry before you sprinkle with sugar. Return the decorated cookies to the oven for 5 minutes If you are frosting the cookies with lemon glaze, bake 15 minutes. If you want to use lemon glaze: Mix together the powdered sugar and lemon juice, color if desired, and drizzle over the cookies.