Best Grandma Helens Ez Christmas Cookies Recipes
GRANDMA'S CHRISTMAS COOKIE
My Grandmother used to make these for my mother and me for years. We took it for granted that she would always be here to do so. My mother and I played with the ingredients until we think we have duplicated Grandma's recipe. The light coating of powdered sugar makes these stand out from the other cookies in the tin.
Provided by Becky Pittman
Time 50m
Yield 96
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Stir the sifted flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt together in a bowl.
- Beat the margarine, butter and sugar together with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Add one egg, and continue beating until completely incorporated; add the remaining egg along with the vanilla extract, and beat on low speed until incorporated. Mix the flour mixture into the butter mixture until just incorporated. Gently mix the pecans into the dough with your hands.
- Roll the dough into 1-inch balls; arrange onto baking sheets about 2 inches apart.
- Bake in the preheated oven until the edges are golden-brown, 8 to 9 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 8 minutes. Place confectioners' sugar into a bowl, and lightly dip both sides of each warm cookie into the sugar. Tap of excess, and allow cookies to finish cooling.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 85.9 calories, Carbohydrate 9.2 g, Cholesterol 9 mg, Fat 5.2 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 0.9 g, SaturatedFat 1.7 g, Sodium 62.4 mg, Sugar 4.5 g
GRANDMA HELEN'S EZ CHRISTMAS COOKIES
My Grandma Helen would bake a ton of goodies every Christmas and give them away to family and friends. She had made this recipe for as long as I can remember and they are still one of my favorites! I can remember standing on a chair at the counter beside my Grandma making these!
Provided by Lori Borgmann @loborobi72
Categories Cookies
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Spread peanut butter on the bottom side (the flat side) of one Ritz cracker. Place another Ritz cracker on top with the bottom of the cracker (flat side) to the peanut butter. Completely coat in melted chocolate candy coating. Place on cookie sheet lined with wax paper and place in the refrigerator until set. ENJOY!! This is a great recipe to include the kids in. I can remember standing on a chair at the counter beside my grandma Helen making these!
- For a little extra fun you can sprinkle Christmas sprinkles on top while the candy coating is still wet. You can also use the white bark candy coating!!
GRANDMA HELEN'S STRUFFOLI
This is an Italian Christmas Tradition. This is my moms family recipe and is tried and true. It is quite festive and makes a nice holiday gift too.
Provided by Steve P.
Categories Dessert
Time 1h
Yield 1 Large Holiday Platter, 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Mix all dry ingredients together in a large bowl.
- Add all liquid ingredients (Except honey) to dry to form a dough.
- Knead dough well to incorporate all ingredients.
- For balls roll dough out in 1/4 inch round strips like pencils.
- Cut the pieces at small intervals with an angle cut.
- How far apart you make the cut is your judgment call, as the smaller the spacing the smaller the balls and vice versa.
- Mom likes the look leaving them as is with the angle cut giving a unique shape to the balls as they fry.
- If you prefer perfectly rounded balls, you can roll the pieces in the palms of your hands like miniature meatballs before frying.
- For ribbons cut some of the dough in flat strips about 1/2 inch wide preferably using a crimped edge cutting wheel as it gives a fancy serrated edge to them.
- Form loops or bow shapes with the ribbons and deep fry balls and ribbons separately until golden brown (ribbons as they are flat will cook quicker than the balls).
- Drain on absorbent paper.
- Heat honey in a deep pot until it starts to thin out and become pourable.
- Remove from heat.
- Dip bows and ribbons in warm honey and set aside.
- Add balls to the honey and toss to coat.
- Transfer balls to holiday platter and top with the ribbons and bows.
- Or you can mound the balls to look like a Christmas tree and decorate with bows on the sides.
- Sprinkle with multi colored sprinkles.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 386.7, Fat 2.5, SaturatedFat 0.7, Cholesterol 62, Sodium 42.7, Carbohydrate 90.1, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 73.9, Protein 4.5
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