Dora's Christmas Cookies

Name: Dora's Christmas Cookies
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 60
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon almond extract; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 2 eggs; 1 liters all-purpose flour; 237 milliliters milk; 1 teaspoon salt; 237 milliliters shortening; 1 Tbsp vanilla extract; 473 milliliters white sugar

Dora's Christmas Cookies requires about 45 minutes from start to finish. This dessert has 107 calories, 2g of protein, and 4g of fat per serving. This vegetarian recipe serves 60. Plenty of people made this recipe, and 135 would say it hit the spot. Head to the store and pick up almond extract, vanillan extract, baking soda, and a few other things to make it today. It will be a hit at your Christmas event.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).

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Oven

Mix together sugar, shortening or margarine, vanilla extract and almond extract Cream these together until light.

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Vanilla Extract

Almond Extract

Shortening

Margarine

Cream

Sugar

Add eggs and beat well.

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Egg

Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt ( use 1/2 teas. if using margarine).

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Baking Soda

Margarine

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Add to sugar mixture alternately with milk, ending with flour mixture. Dough will be quite stiff and may require mixing the last bit of flour in by hand.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Milk

Roll out portions of dough on floured board and cut with your favorite cookie cutters.

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Dough

Roll

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Cookie Cutter

Place on greased cookie sheets and bake for 10 to 12 minutes . Test for doneness by touching lightly with your finger. If there is no dent, they're done. Cool and frost, decorate with colored sugars and colored frosting..

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Frosting

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Baking Sheet

Oven

Note: If you like crisp cookies, roll the dough thinner. For more cake-like dough roll thicker and use metal cookie cutters. Originally we used Anise oil to flavor the dough (5 to 6 drops) in place of the vanilla and almond extracts. But my children prefer the extracts.

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Vanilla