Yule Cookies Recipes

YULE MOON COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine the butter and sugar in a mixer bowl and cream together until fluffy and light. Add grated lemon peel, salt, flour, almonds, and vanilla. Mix well. Place dough in a covered container and place in the refrigerator for several hours (or overnight) until chilled. When ready to bake, preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Roll dough out to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut with crescent cookie cutter. Reroll scraps and cut again (you may need to re-chill the dough to make it workable). Place the cutouts 1/2-inch apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 325 degrees F for 8-10 minutes or until done. Remove from oven and let cool on the baking sheet for 1 minute then remove to a cooking rack. To ice the cookies, combine the confectioners sugar, vanilla, and water until smooth. Add additional water if needed. Spread the icing over the tops of the warm cookies. Alternately, sprinkle warm cookies with powdered sugar instead of icing them.

PROSPERITY YULE COOKIES

Steps:

• Set up your space where you will be making your cookies. Make sure you have all the tools you need.
• Place your green candle to the right of you, and the gold candle to the left. Leave enough space to work between them.
• Ring your bell 3 times to cleanse the space of any negativity.
• Take a moment to center yourself, and to visualize prosperity for anyone who will be eating these cookies.
• Light the candles, first the gold, then the green.
• Light your incense and place it far enough away that the scent won't make the cookies taste off.
• Put parchment paper down on your cookie sheets.
• Preheat the oven to 375 F.
• In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, nutmeg, cinnamon, and allspice.
• In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar until smooth.
• Beat in an egg and the vanilla into the creamed butter and sugar.
• Fold in the dry ingredients gradually until well mixed.
• Take about a teaspoonful of dough rolled into balls, and place them on the parchment lined cookie sheets.
• While you do this, visualize prosperity for those who will eat the cookies again. What does that look like for each individual? Don't forget to visualize prosperity for yourself if you will eat the cookies as well.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until the cookies are golden. Use this time to meditate on prosperity and happiness for your loved ones.
• Remove from oven and let stand for 2 minutes.
• Allow to cool on wire racks.
• Let the candles and incense burn down completely.

RASPBERRY AND ALMOND SHORTBREAD THUMBPRINTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, cream together butter and white sugar until smooth. Mix in 1/2 teaspoon almond extract. Mix in flour until dough comes together. Roll dough into 1 1/2 inch balls, and place on ungreased cookie sheets. Make a small hole in the center of each ball, using your thumb and finger, and fill the hole with preserves.
• Bake for 14 to 18 minutes in preheated oven, or until lightly browned. Let cool 1 minute on the cookie sheet.
• In a medium bowl, mix together the confectioners' sugar, 3/4 teaspoon almond extract, and milk until smooth. Drizzle lightly over warm cookies.

YULE LOGS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Cream butter and egg.
• Add powdered sugar and vanilla.
• beat in flour and nuts.
• Add oatmeal and mix well.
• Roll into 36 small logs and place on parchment lined cookie sheet.
• Bake for 20 minutes.
• While still warm, roll in powdered sugar roll again when cool.

YULE COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. beat together egg, sugars, and butter. add the vanilla and flour with the baking soda, baking powder and salt added. Mix well.
• 2. Stir in the nuts craisins and the two kinds of chips.
• 3. Drop by heaping teaspoonful onto an ungreased cookie sheet and cook at 350 degrees for 12-13 minutes until just done. Do NOT over bake.
• 4. Benefits of dried cranberries: There are several benefits of dried cranberries, most of which, you would find are similar to other cranberry types. Discussed below are some common benefits of dried cranberries. •After extensive research, studies and observations, dried cranberries have been linked to benefits such as strengthening the immune system and battling against bacterial and viral infections. •Dried cranberries also are beneficial to the cardiovascular system of our body. •The most common benefit shared by dried cranberries along with other cranberries is that, consuming sufficient amount of dried cranberries, helps in the treatment of urinary tract problems. •The calcium content of dried cranberries helps in fighting against tooth decay and thus contributes to an effective dental care.

CHOCOLATE-NUT YULE LOG COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine butter, sugar, vanilla, and eggs until light & fluffy.
• Add salt & mix well, then cup-by-cup add the flour.
• Last, add the chopped chips and mix well.
• Shape dough into little "logs" (about 1 1/2" long).
• Arrange "logs" on UNgreased cookie sheets fairly close together (don't spread much) -- about 14 to a 10x15 sheet.
• Bake for 12-15 minutes (golden brown); transfer to a cooling rack.
• Melt the shortening & chocolate chips, stirring to mix smoothly.
• Dip one end of each cookie into the chocolate, scraping off the bottom against the edge of the bowl; dip cookie into chopped nuts, then return it to the cooling rack (place waxed paper underneath to catch the chocolate drips).
• OR sprinkle with seasonal or holiday sprinkles and skip the nuts altogether.
• Let cookies sit on racks until firm.
• Store in covered tins with waxed paper between the layers.