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Friday, December 17, 2010

Beautiful Christmas Cookies

  I went to a cookie swap recently and I made these jelly flower cookies.  They not only look great, they taste great too!

Ingredients

Strawberry jelly
1 1/2 cups softened butter
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 Tsp. vanilla 
5 cups flour
2 Tsp baking powder
1 Tsp salt

Royal icing
2 egg yolks
1 Tsp lemon juice
2 cups powdered sugar + enough to thicken to desired consistency 
( whip until stiff)


Cream together butter and sugar until smooth.  Add eggs and remaining ingredients.  Chill for at least an hour, overnight is best.
Preheat oven to 375 and roll cookies into 1/2 inch thick.  Cut using flower shaped cookie cutter.  
Using a large round marble ( or any round object small enough) press into center of cookie.  Place dallop of jelly into the center of the cookie.  Bake for 6-8 minutes.  Let cool completely.

Put royal icing into piping bag and outline each cookie!  

Everyone really enjoyed these.  They stay soft , chewy and really stand out!

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