Best Merry Note Cookies Recipes

Merry Maker Christmas Sugar Cookies image

Provided by Amanda Beth

Categories Dessert

Time 2h

Yield 48 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 1/2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
1 cup butter (I use half of each) or 1 cup margarine (I use half of each)
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
food coloring (either liquid or paste)

Steps:

Mix sugar and butter.
Add eggs and flavorings; mix well.
Mix dry ingredients together, and blend in to other mixture.
Divide dough into several parts.
Tint each a different color.
Make as many different colors as you like, but make sure they are really different to get the strongest contrast.
Refrigerate dough for two or three hours.
Take each color of dough and roll into small balls.
Place an assortment of different colors next to each other, making sure no two of the same colors touch.
Roll together, until about 1/8-inch thick.
Cut as many cookies as possible from dough, because if you reroll it, it will smear together.
Or, you can make a few at a time by rolling only a few balls at a time.
Bake cookies at 375°F for 7-8 minutes, or until lightly golden on a lightly greased cookie sheet.
These cookies freeze well.

Merrymaker Cookies image

Provided by Pat Duran

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 1/2 c borden's prepared mincemeat or other
1/2 c evaporated milk
1/4 c eggnog
1 tsp rum extract
3 c bisquick baking mix
1/2 c brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 tsp salt

Steps:

1. Heat oven to 375^. In a large saucepan heat mincemeat ,eggnog and milk to simmering, stirring frequently. Cook until slightly thickened, about 10 minutes. Stir in remaining ingredients. Dough will be soft and sticky.
2. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto a greased baking sheet. Bake about 10 minutes or until light brown. Cool on wire rack or paper.

Merry Berry Cookies image

Provided by Sandyg61

Categories Dessert

Time 1h40m

Yield 8-10 Dozen

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 1/2 cups melted butter (3 sticks, 3/4 lb)
2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup strawberry jam (any jam) or 1/2 cup blackberry jam (any jam)
2 beaten eggs
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
4 cups flour (pack it down in the cup don't sift it)
1/3 cup granulated sugar, for later
1/3 cup jam, for later

Steps:

Melt the butter in a large microwave safe bowl.
Add the sugar and mix thoroughly. Let the bowl sit on the counter while you do the next step.
Melt the jam in the microwave or in a saucepan over low heat. Once it's the consistency of syrup, mix it in with the butter and sugar.
Add the eggs, baking soda, and salt, stirring after each addition.
Add the flour and mix thoroughly. Cover the bowl and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. (Overnight is even better.).
When your ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350 degrees, rack in the middle position.
Roll the chilled dough into small walnut-sized balls with your hands.
Put 1/3 cup sugar in a small bowl and roll the balls in it.
Place them on a greased standard-sized cookie sheet, 12 cookies per sheet.
Flatten the dough balls with a greased spatula.
Make a small indentation with your thumb or index finger in the center of each cookie. Fill the indentation with about 1/8 teaspoon of jam.
Bake the cookies for 10 to 12 minutes at 350 degrees.
Let them cool for minutes on the cookie sheet, and then transfer them to a wire rack to finish cooling.