Name: Christmas Cookies**
Yield: 2 Dozen
Ingredients: 1 cup butter; 1 cup sugar; 2 eggs (well beaten); 1/2 cup nuts (optional); 1 tsp vanilla (lemon, or almond extract); 2-1/2 cups ﬂour; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 tsp cinnamon; 2 tsp baking powder

Christmas Cookies**

“This was my grandmother’s recipe; it is very old. The cinnamon makes it taste very good.”

Course

Desserts, Snacks

Servings

Dozen

Ingredients

1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs well beaten
1/2 cup nuts optional
1 tsp vanilla lemon, or almond extract
2-1/2 cups ﬂour
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp baking powder

Course

Desserts, Snacks

Servings

Dozen

Ingredients

1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs well beaten
1/2 cup nuts optional
1 tsp vanilla lemon, or almond extract
2-1/2 cups ﬂour
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp baking powder

Instructions

Cream butter; add sugar, then eggs, nuts (if using), and extract of choice.
Sift flour, salt, cinnamon, and baking powder together, and mix thoroughly into butter mixture.
Roll dough until it is flat (approx. 1/8- to 1/4-inches thick) onto a floured board or countertop.
Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters.
Place onto greased baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.

Recipe Notes

Recipe courtesy of Ruth Yanich, Phillips, WI.

**December 2021 WECN Holiday Cookie Contest Winner

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