Santas Whiskers Cookies By Freda Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat Oven @ 375 degrees. Beat Butter with electric mixer til light and fluffy about 30 sec. Add 1/2 the Flour, th sugar, Milk, and flavoring. Beat til blended well.
• Stir in remaining Flour. Stir in Cherries, and nuts. SHAPE; into 8" rolls. Pour coconut into long pan, Roll this 8" roll into coconut. Coat well. Wrap in wax paper; Chill in refer 2-24 hrs.
• CUT into 1/4" slices, Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
• BAKE; 375 10-12 min. until edges are golden in color. COOL, cookies on wire rack, should make about 5 dozen cookies. OPTION: drizzle with glaze of your choice. . . in zig zag shape on tops of cookies, for an impressive look.
• GLAZE: Mix all ingrediens till smooth consistency, Pour into Plastic Zip-lock bag. ( I place Plastic Zip Lock bag over Cup, or glass with sides folded over the cup. Fill plastic bag with Glaze)Remove air, an Zip shut. Cut a tiny small corner to use to drizzle over your cookies. Drizzle in a ZIG ZAG motion. Have fun & enjoy

Steps:

• Cream together butter and sugar; blend in milk and extract.
• Stir in flour, cherries and pecans.
• Form dough into two 8 inch rolls.
• Roll in flaked coconut to coat outside.
• Wrap in waxed paper or plastic wrap and chill thoroughly.
• Cut into 1/4 inch slices and place on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake at 375* until edges are golden, about 12 minutes.

Steps:

• Arrange two approximately 12- by 12-inch square pieces of wax paper on a work surface and spread half the flaked coconut in the middle of each.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the butter and sugar and beat on medium speed, scraping the bowl occasionally, until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add the milk and vanilla or rum extract and beat until fully incorporated. With the mixer on low, add the flour in 3 batches, followed by the red and green cherries and the pecans, and stir until just combined, about 2 minutes. Divide the dough in half and form each half into a 10-inch-long log, about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Transfer each log to a sheet of wax paper and roll to coat them in the coconut. Once the logs are completely covered in coconut, roll the wax paper around each log, cover in plastic wrap, and chill for at least 1 hour and up to 24 hours.
• Position a rack in the upper third of the oven and a second rack in the lower third then preheat to 375°F.
• Slice each log crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick cookies and arrange on baking sheets, leaving about 1 inch between cookies. Bake, switching the baking sheets between the upper and lower racks about halfway through baking, until light golden brown, about 12 minutes. Cool the cookies on the baking sheet for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. Continue baking cookies on cooled baking sheets. DO AHEAD: The cookies can be baked ahead and stored, in an airtight container at room temperature, up to 3 days.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Beat butter for 30 seconds.
• Add sugar and beat until fluffy.
• Add milk and vanilla and beat well.
• Stir in flour, then cherries and pecans.
• Shape into three 7-inch rolls.
• Roll dough in coconut to coat outside.
• Wrap in waxed paper or clean plastic wrap.
• Chill thoroughly.
• Cut into 1/4 inch slices.
• Place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake in 375 oven for 12 minutes or until edges are golden.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Beat butter, granulated sugar and lemon peel in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in egg and milk. Stir in flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls about 3 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet. Press bottom of drinking glass on each until about 1/4 inch and 3 inches in diameter. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• Spread frosting on cookie (frost and decorate each cookie before starting another). Sprinkle red sugar over top third of cookie for hat. Press on miniature marshmallow for tassel. Press 2 currants for eyes and 1 cinnamon candy for nose into center third of cookie. Sprinkle coconut over bottom third for beard.