It wouldn’t be Christmas at the Savoies without these little cookies. We always decorate them with at least one red hot candy per cookie. Christmas wreaths are great because we put two candies to make a bow! We also like to make green Christmas trees and red bells and poinsettias.
Elizabeth makes heart shaped cookies with the cookie press for Valentines day too. This is a great recipe for kids. They love to sprinkle on the sugars and place the red hots just so.
by Granny–Dolores Borel
3 sticks butter
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
5 cups flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
colored sugars
cinnamon imperials
Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and baking soda. Stir in flour. Batter will be stiff. I usually have to mix with my hands. Use a cookie press to make holiday cookies. Decorate with sugars and candies. Bake at 350 for 9-11 minutes or until they just start to brown around the edges. Cookies should not turn golden.
*Squeeze dough several times in your hand to warm it up just before placing it in the cookie press.
* Use small cookie cutters if you do not have a cookie press. Brush with an egg white wash and then sprinkle sugars.
Look at all that sugar!
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