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Christmas Traditions

Sugar Cookies

This is a sugar cookie recipe that I used when I was the Home Economics Teacher at Hartley, TX. We had a fund raiser and made giant personalized heart shaped cookies at Valentines.   These cookies turn out very good and taste delicious!! I wanted the recipe to be saved somewhere, so thought this blog would be the best place to do this.  

It has been a tradition in our family since my girls were very little to make sugar cookies with their Nanny and  cousins.  So we have carried on the tradition since we moved down here to Central, Texas.

I know that all the cousins are carrying on this tradition, whether it is still with Nanny, or their grandmother's, or with their Aunts!!! Love this special tradition.  Thanks so much Nanny!!

This is the recipe that we use down here in central Texas.

Sugar Cookie Recipe

1 1/3 c. butter

1 1/2 sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

8 T. milk

4 cups flour

1/2 tsp. salt

3 tsp. baking powder

Cream butter, sugar, vanilla, and eggs, add milk. Add dry ingredients.

Roll out dough on floured surface, and cut with desired cookie cutters. 

Bake at 375 degrees for 6-8 min.

Icing.

Powdered sugar, about 1/2 to 1 bag of powdered sugar, probably a whole bag with this amount of cookies.  Add melted butter 1 stick, 1 tsp vanilla, and 4 T. milk.  Adding more milk as necessary to make an icing that you can spead and decorate with. Add desired sprinkles and decorations.  

EAT AND ENJOY!!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

This is Wes when he was about 4 and now he is 9.

Christmas Recipes that I use every year and I want to save HERE!!!!

I'll start with my MIL recipe for Turkey and Dressing..

Starting with the turkey:  She always cooks her turkey in a Turkey Roasting Bag.  She makes sure to thaw the turkey in the refrigerator for about 3-4 days.  It will take a while for a turkey to thaw in the refrigerator. After thawed take to the sink and unwrap.  Take out inside package and neck.  There are items in each end, be sure to remove.  to the cavity of the bird, add 1/2 orange, celery stalks, and onion.on the outside salt, pepper, lightly flour and can lay bacon on top.  Roast according to directions on the turkey package.  low and slow according to the size of the bird.

Delicious and moist. Cook Turkey breast down in a turkey bag

Dressing by Nanny:

Dry bread, 1/4 cornbread, onions, and celery to fill a small bowl. Saute these in 1 stick butter in the microwave. 1 onion, several stalks of celery.  Boil giblets real slow all morning.  Pour 3/4 of juice in bread . Stir in 3 eggs and add milk to fill.  Add salt, pepper and sage enough to taste. Poultry seasoning. Bake at 350 degrees til done. 

                                                 Pecan Pie

3 eggs lightly beaten 

1 cup light corn syrup

1 cup sugar

1 1/4 t. vanilla

3 T. butter, melted

1 cup roughly chopped pecans.

Bake in 400 degree oven for 10 min. Reduce to 350 degrees and bake 1 hour. Just bake 30-40 min. more. Filling will be moist

Pumpkin Pie:

2 eggs slightly beaten 

1 can libby's pumpkin

3/4 cup sugar

1/2 tsp. salt

1 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 tsp. ground ginger

1/4 tsp. cloves

1 can evaporated milk

1 9 inch deep dish frozen pie shell

Preheat oven to 425. Combine filling ingredients in order given. pour into pie shell Bake 15 min.  Reduce temperature to 350 degrees and bak an additional 45 min. or until knife inserted near center of pie comes out clean. Cool, Garnish with whipped topping. 

by Nanny:
Dry bread, 1/4 cornbread, onions, and celery to fill a small bowl. Saute these in 1 stick butter in the microwave. 1 onion, several stalks of celery.  Boil giblets real slow all morning.  Pour 3/4 of juice in bread . Stir in 3 eggs and addd milk to fill.  Add salt, pepper and sage enough to taste. Poultry seasoning. Bake at 350 degrees til done.