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Show DECEMBER 9, 1982 cup chopped nuts j cup raisins Nicole has in her endless file, They are all excellent holiday treats. COMBINE- - shortening, sugars, salt, vanilla and eggs. Blend well; sift in dry ing- GOOD KID COOKIES I sugar packed brown sugar margarine, softened vegetable oil I cup cup cup cup I egg I tsp. vanilla extract cup crisp puffed rice cereal I redients anJ aJJ pineapple and nuts. Spoon onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 10 to 12 minutes, (Rice Cris-pie- I 'A cup cup quick oats Vi tsp. salt 3'A cups unsifted all purpose I tsp, baking soda I tsp, cream of tartar V V J U; ' 4 4v j f s , fr, i Ullif.T ;A - tit S?' V k!wT DROP ' , V- $? rv- fsv. j i " V"Vu , kv i i;$, Making Christmas Houses and Trains gives two cousins the chance to visit, laugh , tell stories and enjoy each other's company. Making Christmas Fun GATHERUM By DONETA LAYTON Nicole Clawson Christensen 12 minutes at VERY SOON after Thanksgiving, the women get together with their children and any other family members who want to come and they spend one afternoon working on these fun holiday projects. The chance to visit, laugh, tell stories and enjoy each others company is as important as getting the trains and houses made for Christmas, Nicole says. The finished projects are used as decorations throughout the holiday season. Often, a second gingerbread house or a cookie train is given to a neighbor, friend or rela- I square melted butter cup graham cracker, crushed Press in bottom of cake pan cup butters-cotc- h chips; I cup coconut: cup chopped nuts, I can Eagle brand milk, poured over the top. Bake 20 to 25 minutes at 350. ADD I cup chocolate chips; degrees and cook for 10 more minutes. Watch carefully for burning. Take out of oven and cover with sweet chocolate bar and nuts. Batter should be no thicker than V: inch in the pan. The dough doesnt rise very much. Makes a large jelly roll pan full. A Nicole and Joyce have developed several tricks that are helpful in making a gingerbread house. tive. EACH YEAR the houses and trains are decorated differently. The imagination of family members make the creative projects even more exciting. This year the Christensen family planned to make a cookie train for the Festival of Trees. We try to share what we have and enjoy with others each Christmas time, says Nicole. COOKIE TRAINS are made from commercially baked cookies. You need 2 packages Nabisco or Grandmas coconut mac-roo- n cookies (rectangular shaped), 1 package Nabisco Butter Cookies (flowershaped); 5 large gumdrops; 5 small 8 marshmallows (5 cut in half); 2 recipes for royal icing; toothpicks, a foil covered cardboard measuring 13 inches by 22 inches and a cake decorating bag with number 14, 16 or 18 tip. Cars and the engine are assembled first by setting the macroom cookies together with royal icing. Let the icing dry completely before continuing. This takes a long time. s, gum-drop- WHEN ASSEMBLING the engine, line up flowers by the scooped edges. Put a circle of frosting around each cookie and lay the next cookie on it. Do not press cookies together. Lay on side, align and let dry. Stack the cookies and then lay them down when they are dry. Put a gumdrop trim on the front as a light. Decorate the wheels by icing from the center out to the petal. Put small gumdrop in the center. Be sure to decorate the cow- catcher. Decorate the cars with skwiggles along the top edge and the sides to cover joints (edges). Do not do edge along the bottom where the wheels will go or along the front bottom edge of the cab. Let sit at least 15 minutes to dry. FROST THE board the train sits on with skwiggles to make snowy tracks and a trail. Decide placement of train on board. PLACE 3 halfs of marshmallow under the engine close to the front to hold or support the cowcatcher. Frost the broken edge and bottom of broken cookie that is the cowcatcher. Place a small gumdrop under the edge to support it until it dries. Attach cab by putting skwiggly frosting on top of the front and line along the front bottom and bottom of cab. marshmallow PLACE CARS on one-haand attach wheels to the marshmallows. The board can be decorated many ways to recreate a winter scene. Nicole sometimes trims her board with small candy canes. Marshmallow snowmen are clever. The cookie cars can be filled with small candy canes, little presents, homemade cookies or candies or homemade suckers. WHOLE CHICKENS 'A' Grade THE IMPORTANT thing about cooking for Christmas is having a good time, lb. TURKEYS C Grade, Empire HENS V BETWEEN HALLOWEEN and Thanksgiving, the Christensens work making pies, desserts, candies, cookies and centerpieces for Thanksgiving. This year they made special salt dough wreaths for Thanksgiving. These were signed with a note of appreciation and given to aunts and grandparents. Each day between Thanksgiving and Christmas Nicole and her six children try to complete on holiday project. This year, Nicole is working on machine embroidery pillows. Other projects include making ' k AND A Grade, Norbeet TOMS 4 While Supply Latta oORANGES S,VC Fancy !845 Rosy reindeers and special miniature wreaths to hang on the Christmas trees. Husband David, has cut the wreaths from wood. They will be decorated with baby breath. USUALLY THE Christensen family puts up three Christmas trees. One is always de- corated differently than has been done in years past. Salt dough wreaths and necklaces are yearly favorite Christmas projects in the Christensen home. Kelloggs, 13 Oz. Pkg. Tall Can RICE KRISPIES SEGO CANDY MAKING and cookie baking are n family trademarks. Nicole has collected and used 150 different cookie recipes. Eighteen varieties of sugar cookies are in the collection. Each one is different. The first time the Christensen family traveled to Disneyland, Nicole purchased a small cookie cutter. This was the beginning of a fun family project. Today Nicole has 67 cookie cutters that can be used year around for any occasion. Whenever the family travels to a new or different place, they look, for cookie cutters to add to the collection. 19 tVAVOMTlt MILK, .,V 2 89 lor M.D., . MILK Sego- - $1.00 Off Label, Family Size BATH TIDE TISSUE DETERGENT THE SIX Christensen children that range in age from 21 years to six years are all good $E8 cookie makers. They keep a supply of freshed-bake- d goodies in the house constantly. The children are involved in candy making and other holiday cooking and craft projects too. NICOLE is an outstanding oil painter. In the summer time she will help teach neighborhood children this fine art. The Christensen family enjoys out of door activities. This summer they plant to spend many days in the mountains where David will be working. Fishing, hiking, camping and painting will all be fit in around Daves working schedule. lf IT TAKES about an hour to make a cookie train. FIRST, THE gingerbread is baked the day before the house is to be made. The windows are cut out of the walls and the open space is covered with plastic wrap on the inside. Nicole believes. Christmas is one time of year Nicole and the members of her family really enjoy. The Christensens begin preparing for the holidays very early. We always have a big family party with chili and pumpkin pie on Halloween. This is really the beginning of our holiday celebration, Mrs. Christensen says. COKE, TAB and SPRITE t-- H Big Roll 16 Oz. Bottles $4 Ai 4 BRAWNY i 19 TOWELS Plae DepotH 52) KaysviDc Only , PRICES EFFECTIVE DEC. 8-1- 1, 1982 WINTER SPORTS are important in the - recreation activities of the Christensens. Their six year sons birthday came the same day as our first big snow storm this year. He felt this was his extra special birthday present. The following recipes are among the best I I SHOP-- THE THICKNESS of the gingerbread is important. If it is too thick, it is too heavy to support the shape, ' inch thickness seems about right. It is possible to store a gingerbread house over many years by packing it carefully in a plastic bag. d 7 LAYER COOKIES I and Joyce Dawson Barker are cousins. They are the same age. Both grew up in Layton. Throughout the years they have become best friends, sharing interests, hobbies and projects. About five years ago Nicole and Joyce started making cookie trains and gingerbread houses. cookie-sire- ENGLISH TOEEEF, COOKIES Cream well I cup butter. I egg yolk. I cup brown sugar. Beat until light and add I tsp, vanilla. Sift in 2 cups flour and mix well. Bauer is very Miffi Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes than turn the oven up to 400 PINEAPPLE RAISIN NUT COOKIES I cup shortening 1 cup sugar 1 cup brown sugar Vj tsp. salt 2 tsp. vanilla 2 eggs, well beaten 4 cups sifted flour Vi tsp. soda 2 tsp. baking powder I cup crushed pineapple - 46Samm&. move from oven. Cut into squares. 350. Sv.fc j flour tcaspoonsful onto greased BY cookie sheets and bake 10 to C 'A BAKE AT 373. Watch real eloe for about 10 minutes. When edges start to brow n. re- IN LARGE bowl, mix sugar, brown sugar, margarine, oil. egg, vanilla, rice cereal, coconut and oats. Sift together salt, flour, baking soda and cream of tartar. Add to sugar mixture and mix well. '! cups powdered sugar 4 eups flour fluked coconut 1 JOANS SHORT BREAD butter, softened pound s) GiSj |