Melt in Your Mouth Christmas Cookies

From the kitchen of Sarah Smith

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 egg
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
2 cups confectioner's sugar
1/4 cup light corn syrup
2 tablespoons water
food coloring
butter flavoring

Directions

1. When ready to bake, preheat oven to 375 degrees.

2. In a large mixing bowl combine the first 7 ingredients in order given and mix well.

3. Chill dough 2-3 hours or until dough is easy to handle.

4. Roll out on a lightly floured surface to about 1/4 in. thickness.

5. Cut with various cookie cutters. (Cookie cutters may need to be floured).

6. Place on a greased cookie sheets.

7. Bake for 7-8 minutes or until lightly brown.

8. Cool on wire racks.

For Frosting:

1. Combine sugar, corn syrup, and water in small bowl.

2. Transfer equal amounts of frosting into separate bowls.

3. Add desired amount of flavoring. Mix in food coloring.

4. Frost cookies and refrigerate overnight.

Enjoy!

Fudge Squares

4 eggs
2 c. brown sugar
2 c. flour
1/2 c. melted chocolate
1 c. nuts
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. baking powder

Mix eggs, sugar, and melted chocolate together, then add flour and baking powder sifted together, and then the vanilla and, lastly, nuts. Bake in one sheet on a buttered pan, and cut in squares when almost cold.

Submitted by: CM/Cooks.com

First prize Sugar Cookie

2 cups sugar
1 cup butter
2 cups flour
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. cream of tartar
pinch salt

Cream together butter and sugar, then add in eggs and milk. Stir the remaining ingredients into a cupful of flour and mix in well. Add to creamed butter mixture. Add in sufficient additional flour to make a dough that can be rolled out. Do not add too much flour - just add enough to prevent the dough from being sticky. Do not over-mix.Bake in a preheated 350°F oven for 10-12 minutes.... from Cooks.com

Santa Whiskers Cookies

1 c. butter
1 c. sugar
2 tbsp. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
2 1/2 c. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
3/4 c. red candied chopped cherries
1/2 c. chopped pecans
3/4 c. shredded coconut
Fruit and nuts can be increased, if desired

Cream butter and sugar. Blend in milk and vanilla. Stir in flour and baking powder, cherries and nuts. Form in rolls and roll in coconut, wrap in wax paper and chill.Slice 1/4 inch thick and bake on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 12 minutes. Press extra coconut on top before baking, makes whiskers. Rolls may be frozen and baked later. Wrap in foil for freezing.