Best Christmas Ribbon Cookies Recipes

MARTHA'S BLUE RIBBON SUGAR COOKIES - CHRISTMAS

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until well mixed.
• Add 2 eggs to the creamed mixture. Mix well.
• In another large bowl, mix sifted flour, baking powder and salt together. Add to creamed butter mixture. Mix well.
• Add in grated orange rind, and mix well.
• Make into a ball, and chill in bowl covered with saran wrap, for at least 2 hours, or overnight in the refrigerator.
• When ready to bake preheat the oven to 350.
• With a floured rolling pin, roll out the dough to about 1/4" thick on a very lightly floured surface.
• Make into desired shapes using cookie cutters. (I dip my cutters in flour before cutting each cookie, so they don't stick). If you don't have cookie cutters, you can use the bottom of a glass instead. Brush off any excess flour before putting them on the cookie sheet, if there is any.
• Place cookies on ungreased cookie sheet about 2" apart. You may use parchment paper if you like.
• Bake for 8 minutes (or you may preheat the oven to 300, and bake for 10 minutes).
• Let cookies cool on wire racks.
• Decorate.
• Store in a covered plastic container, or cookie tin.

CHRISTMAS RIBBON COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar well, till very creamy. Add egg and vanilla and beat. Stir or sift flour, salt and baking powder and stir into the butter mixture. Add flour if necessary to make it easy to handle. Divide dough into three equal portions. To one, add slivered almonds, almond extract and green food coloring to the desired color. To the next, add & work in melted chocolate. To the third, add chopped cherries. By hand, shape into a three-layered rectangle about 1 1/2 X 2 X 10". Refrigerate overnight. Grease cookie sheet and cut the cookies with a sharp knife so that each one has the three layers. Place on cookie sheet and bake at 400 degrees for 8 - 10 minutes, checking to see that they don't get brown.