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Ree Drummond's Favorite Christmas Cookies From Her Childhood
Ree Drummond loves her mom Gee's Christmas sugar cookie recipe so much that she calls it her favorite Christmas cookie recipe. Learn how to make these simple treats here.
👥 36 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 2h 6m⏳ Prep: 2h🔥 Cook: 6 min👤 Ree Drummond📖 thepioneerwoman
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●oven
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Cream shortening, sugar, orange peel, and vanilla thoroughly. Add in egg and beat until light and fluffy. Add in the milk and mix.
2
Sift dry ingredients together, then blend into cream mixture. Divide dough in half (thirds if you double your recipe), slightly flatten between two sheets of waxed paper, then refrigerate for one hour (or freeze for ⏱️ 20 minutes).
3
While dough is chilling, combine egg yolk, water and food coloring to make the egg yolk glaze.
4
Roll out dough on lightly floured surface and cut into shapes with a cookie cutters. Transfer shapes to lightly greased cookie sheet and paint cookies (with a soft brush) with egg yolk glaze.
5
After brushing with egg yolk glaze, bake at 375 degrees for approximately ⏱️ 6 minutes. Do not allow the cookies to brown.
6
While cookies are baking, mix powdered sugar, milk and egg whites (which are optional) to make the decorative icing. Remove cookies from oven to a wire rack to cool. Then, using a pastry bag or Ziploc bag, pipe with white icing to decorate.
Nutrition Facts
calories
126 Calories
fat Content
4 g
fiber Content
0 g
sugar Content
17 g
sodium Content
37 mg
protein Content
1 g
trans Fat Content
0 g
cholesterol Content
18 mg
carbohydrate Content
22 g
saturated Fat Content
2 g
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