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Christmas Cookies – Bake a Tasty Holiday Treat

Date December 21st, 2009 Comment Comments Off

By Thomas O Donovan

Bake a tasty holiday treat today
The sweet aroma of baking Christmas cookies is a telltale sign that the holidays have arrived. And while the weather outside might be frightful, a cookie right out of the oven can warm your heart.
Holiday baking is an activity that is often rich in family history, [...]

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Holiday Recipe: Filled Cookies

Date December 19th, 2009 Comment Comments Off

By LeAnn R. Ralph

From the book: Christmas In Dairyland (True Stories From a Wisconsin Farm)
When I was a kid growing up on our dairy farm in Wisconsin 40 years ago, cookies with a date filling were my dad’s favorite kind. Here is the recipe.

3/4 cup butter or margarine (softened)
3/4 cup shortening
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
2 teaspoons [...]