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Rolled Vanilla Christmas Tree Cookies

12/20/2012

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     This cookie, more than any other cookie I make during the holidays, brings back precious childhood memories of Christmas and the cookies both my mother and aunt baked at that time of year.  This Rolled Vanilla Cookie isn't their recipe, but it's close, and it's the only one I've ever used for my frosted and decorated cut-out cookies. 

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     Instead of frosting these cookies, I have also dipped them in melted semi-sweet chocolate (with enough unsalted butter added to give it a good dipping constancy), which also taste quite good.  Either way, it wouldn't be Christmas at our house without them.

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        Rolled Vanilla Christmas Tree Cookies
                       recipe from the Woman's Home Companion Cookbook

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PREHEAT OVEN TO 400˚F
• 3 1/2 cups unbleached, all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs at room temperature, well-beaten
• 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1.  Sift flour; measure.  Add baking powder and salt.  Sift again.
2.  Cream butter; add sugar gradually and continue to beat until light.  Add well-beaten eggs and blend thoroughly; add vanilla.
3.  Combine the dry ingredients and the creamed mixture; mix all thoroughly and chill.
4.  Roll cookie dough as thin as possible on a lightly floured surface and cut with cookie cutter.  Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.  Bake in the center of the oven for 6 to 8 minutes.  Watch closely. Because the cookies are so thin, they can burn quickly!
5.  Cool cookies on a rack and frost with powdered sugar icing or dip into melted chocolate.



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12 Comments
Tom Tall Clover Farm link
12/19/2012 10:54:13 pm

I'm not willing to jeopardize my 'nice' status this late in the Christmas game, so you know I'm telling the truth. I think those are the prettiest Christmas sugar cookies I've ever seen. And no doubt, their looks portend the sweet goodness under that glaze.

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Eileen
12/20/2012 12:32:37 am

Why, thank you, Tom. And Merry Christmas!

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kathy
12/20/2012 12:46:30 am

Just lovely!

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Margo link
12/21/2012 04:27:57 am

I wish I could borrow both the images of these trees and the gingerbread boys and use them as Christmsa cards. Soooo pretty!
Have a wonderful Christmas and a happy new year!

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Eileen
12/21/2012 04:30:46 am

Margo -- Merry Christmas to you and your family!

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Tom Tall Clover Farm link
12/25/2012 03:09:18 am

Eileen, my Mom is visiting from Florida, and she made your sugar cookie recipe for me. We're enjoying the buttery goodness right now over coffee--our pre-frittata snack. Thank you, I love them. Merry Merry Eileen- joy to you and yours!

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Camille
12/29/2012 12:31:03 am

I made 3 batches of these Christmas cookies-they were great, as usually ! all my favorites cookie recipes & cookbooks are packed away-I went to the library & pulled up your blog--there it was, a gift from heaven a cookie recipe ! Thank for sharing a fantastic cookie recipe.

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stacey snacks link
12/29/2012 03:33:24 am

Happy New Year Eileen! I am missing your frequent posts, get back in the kitchen soon!
Happy & Healthy 2013.
xo Stacey

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Eileen
12/29/2012 05:11:27 am

Hi Stacey -- I'll be more consistent in January. I promise!

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Janelle
12/18/2013 04:08:59 am

Beautiful Christmas tree cookie. Did you get the cutter in the twin cities or is it antique?

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Eileen
12/18/2013 04:11:57 am

Hi Janelle,
The cookie cutter is not antique. I did buy it in the Twin Cities several years ago and am not sure where, tho'. Either Cooks of Crocus or Williams-Sonoma.

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dee
12/7/2015 03:07:15 pm

Hi,hope you get this e-mail today soon. I've just finished making the dough to this recipe. Question-it's really sticky right? so does it get harder when I put it in the fridge? would it be okay to leave it in the freezer for awhile instead? thanks for your time

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