Christmas Cookie Cookies Puffs Recipes

PECAN PUFFS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°.
• Put on some Christmas music.
• Chop pecan in a food processor or by knife.
• Beat butter until soft with a mixer. Add sugar, vanilla, and pecans. Carefully add flour and blend well.
• Coat hands with flour. Use a teaspoon scoop or a teaspoon and shape into cherry-size and place on a parchment-lined or greased cookie sheet.
• Bake at 300° 15-20 minutes.
• (These should be light in color. Do not brown!) While cookies are still quite warm, roll them in confectioner's sugar. When cool, roll in confectioner's sugar again.

CHRISTMAS COOKIE / COOKIES PUFFS

Steps:

• Boil the two whole eggs, cool and peel.
• Remove the yolks and press through a seive so it is fine ground.
• Eat the cooked whites for your lunch or snack--!
• Cream shortening and 1/2 cup of the granulated sugar.
• Add beaten egg yolk.
• Cream very well.
• Add the sieved egg yolks and blend.
• Add the orange zest and blend.
• Sift the dry ingredients and the other 1/2 cup of granulated sugar together.
• Cut the dry ingredients into the creamed ingredients.
• Add the almonds.
• Shape into walnut size balls.
• Dip into slightly frothy egg white.
• Roll into extra granulated sugar.
• Bake in preheated oven 350°F for 16- 18 minutes, until golden on bottoms.
• Can dredge in icing powder if desired.

GINETTI (ITALIAN PUFF COOKIES)

Steps:

• Melt butter in a saucepan; set aside to cool to room temperature.
• Beat the sugar and eggs together until they are very thick.
• Stir in the lemon zest and melted butter.
• Sift the flour and baking powder; add to the egg mixture.
• Mix thoroughly.
• Drop by tsp 1 1/2 inches apart onto a greased cookie sheet.
• Bake in a 400 degree oven for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile prepare glaze.
• Glaze while cookies are warm.
• Store in airtight container!