St Nick Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• Sift flour with spices in bowl. Add baking powder and salt; set aside.
• In large bowl of electric mixer, at high speed, beat butter with sugar and egg until mixture is very light and fluffy.
• With wooden spoon, stir in half of flour mixture, then beat in rest of flour mixture and almonds, mixing with hands, if necessary.
• Refrigerate dough, covered, several hours.
• Preheat oven to 350°F Lightly grease several cookie sheets.
• Remove 1/4 of the dough at a time from the refrigerator. With hand, flatten dough or roll out to 1/8-inch thick. Cut with cookie cutter.
• Repeat with rest of dough, 1/4 at a time. Bake 10-12 minutes or until golden brown around edges.
• Remove cookies to wire rack; cool completely.
• Dust lightly with icing sugar. Store cookies in covered container.

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar. Add egg. Mix well. Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and spices. Add to creamed mixture, stirring to mix well. Roll 1/4" thick and cut with your favorite Christmas cookie cutters. Bake on cookie sheeets at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes. Remove carefully to waxed paper. Cool completely before trying to move further or they will break.