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Christmas cookies

Decorating Christmas Cookies

December 19, 2016 by 19 Comments

When I was a child, my mom and I made gingerbread cookies every year in preparation for Christmas. Then our family of four would decorate them with royal icing, mini M&Ms, and sprinkles.This year I decided to bake both gingerbread and sugar cookies. (The sugar cookies didn’t turn out great, so I’ll try another batch next year. Does anyone have any suggestions?)

Mr. Handsome and I decorated a few batches, and I did another round of decorating with friends. Scroll down for pictures and tutorials.

Do you enjoy decorating holiday cookies? What types of cookies do you make, and how do you decorate them?

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Old-Fashioned Soft Gingerbread Cookies

Course Dessert

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cup dark molasses 1-12 ounce jar
  • 1 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 2/3 cup water, room temperature
  • 1/3 cup butter, soft
  • 6-1/2 cup flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 2 tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tsp ground allspice
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp ground cloves

Instructions

  1. Mix molasses, brown sugar, water, and butter until smooth.

  2. Sift remaining ingredients, and add to molasses mixture, using a fork to stir. (You might need to use your hands towards the end, as the dough becomes heavy)

  3. Cover dough tightly with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 2 hours or more.

  4. Remove dough from refrigerator, and roll 1/4 inch thick onto wax paper or floured surface. Cut shapes with cookie cutters. (If your rolling pin and/or cookie cutters are sticking to the dough, lightly flour them.)

  5. Place cookies 2 inches apart on a lightly greased cookie sheet.

  6. Bake at 350F for 8 minutes. Cookies should be soft to the touch when you remove them from the oven.

  7. Place cookies on cooling rack. Allow to cool completely before decorating.

Recipe Notes

The amount of cookies that this recipe makes varies greatly, depending on the size of the cookie cutters used. If small/medium cookie cutters are used (as shown in photo, which shows cookies sitting on a standard sized cookie sheet) recipe will make 4-6 dozen cookies. If large/x-large cookie cutters are used, recipe will make 2-3 dozen cookies.

Royal Icing

Combine 1 pound powdered sugar and 2 egg whites (use liquid pasteurized egg whites) in a large mixing bowl. Using a hand mixer or standup mixer, beat until glossy. Slowly add lemon juice, and beat until icing is glossy and stiff (will use 2-6 Tablespoons of lemon juice). Add food coloring if desired.

Mr. Handsome’s sassy snowmen…

A few days later, I gathered with several ladies from our Bible study to decorate more cookies. Everyone brought three dozen of their favorite type of cookie, as well as supplies for decorating. We had crushed candy canes, melted chocolate in squeeze containers, nuts, coconut flakes, and tons of sprinkles. I brought royal icing, and another gal brought cream cheese icing. It was a blast!

One of the ladies has a seven-year-old boy, and he also enjoyed taking part in our cookie decorating. He requested that I take a picture of his plate for my blog…

Do you follow me on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/nashvillewife/)? Last week, I posted a time-lapse video of my cookie decorating. Check it out below:

Filed Under: Desserts/Baked Goods, Recipes Tagged With: Christmas baking, Christmas cookies, decorating holiday cookies, holiday baking, old-fashioned soft gingerbread cookies

Ice Skating

January 8, 2016 by 18 Comments

How did you celebrate New Year’s? Mr. Handsome had a three-day weekend, so we left home at 4pm on December 31st and drove six hours to his family’s house, arriving just in time to watch the ball drop and ring in the New Year with sparkling grape juice.The rest of our visit was primarily spent playing board games, watching movies, and pigging out on leftover Christmas cookies. On January 2nd, we decided that we needed to do something active, so several of us went skating at a local ice rink. (Mr. Handsome’s parents stayed home with my 17-month-old niece, and his two brothers were out with friends.)

There were at least 150 people on the rink, which made for some pretty bumpy ice. (Mr. Handsome jokes that we might as well have been skating on gravel.) At one point, my two youngest sisters-in-law and I were all holding hands, with my husband in the middle for stability.

 Ice skating with Mr. Handsome’s four sisters and brother-in-law

Filed Under: Our Extended Family Tagged With: board games, celebrate New Year's, Christmas cookies, ice rink, ice skating, New Year's watch the ball drop, ring in the New Year, sparkling grape juice, watching movies

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