Show 77 7 7 la 11 11 I 1 V 4 V Z t Y N make merr merry y with I 1 cookies and candies see recipes below xmas gift boxes christmas is the time for giving thus runs the refrain during this festive season and what could be more appropriate more welcome than han gaily wrapped boxes packed right in your own kitchen boxes full of sweet crunchy cookies cookie s warm and fresh from the oven candies tempting tidbits of sweetness made with spices and nuts cookies and candles candies wrapped with waxed paper in small tin boxes will delight the heart of that boy you may have sent to camp your daughter away at school or a neighbor bran filled hermits makes 45 medium sized cookies aa cup butter or margarine 1 cups sugar 2 beggs eggs cup milk 34 cup all bran sat 3 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoons cinnamon i I 1 teaspoon cloves A teaspoon mace ah teaspoon nutmeg I 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup mincemeat or preserves cream shortening add sugar and eggs and be beat atwell well add milk ano and all bron bran sift flour with remaining dry ingredients and add to first mix ture mix well and chill roll dough to t aan an eighth of an inch thickness on lightly floured board cut into rounds place 1 teaspoon mincemeat on one half the rounds and top with remaining rounds crimp edges with a fork bake on cookie sheet in fairly hot oven de degrees gregs for 12 to 15 minutes coolies cookies right in tune with the christmas season are these winthred wi with thred red or green sugar dusted on them make them in fancy christmas tree santa claus or wreath shapes witha with a cookie cutter use butter butte r for a really good flavor cut thim them thin and chill well before cutting christmas butter cookies makes 6 dozen small 12 pound butter 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla k 1 teaspoon almond extract Vs A teaspoon salt 2 to 2 cups flour cream butter an and dougar sugar corn combine beaten eggs and flavoring with creamed mixture add flour and salt mix well and chill roll thin cut into shapes dust with colored sugar bake on a sheet about 15 minutes or until light brown in a moderate degrees oven make your cookie and candy boxes provocative with tiny squares 0 of f rich delicious penuche benuche pe nuche these pieces can be dressed up in individual wrappings of gold silver green or yellow gift paper LYNN SAYS now is the time to make your selection of gifts perhaps like to give away some of that brightly colored jelly or jam you put up last fall wrap it in gay paper an and d tie it with a bit of sil silver and blue ribbon bring out the fruit cake and plum pudding someone will be mighty proud to have them too when packing cookies and candies for gift boxes you can make the box more attractive by alternating terna ting the kinds of cookies and candies used to assure fresh ness use waxed paper between I 1 thi the layers gift box suggestions bran filled hermits christmas cookies brazilian penuche benuche popcorn brittle popcorn fudge recipes given I 1 brazilian penuche benuche Pe nuche 2 cups brown sugar packed firmly 34 cup top milk vi A teaspoon vanilla 1 tablespoon butter vt cup chopped brazil nuts dash of salt combine sugar salt and milk cook stirring constantly over low heat until sugar is dissolved and mixture bolls boils cook until a small amount forms a soft ball when dropped into cold water degrees remove from heat add V vanilla A and butter without stirring cool until lukewarm and beat hard until creamy add nuts and turn into greased pan sprinkle with sliced nuts cut into squares an old favorite popcorn is featured in a new role in these candy recipes if you dont want to go through figh the business of popping the corn yourself you can get along nicely by using the popcorn that comens comes tightly sealed in tin cans its as fresh and nice as if you made it yourself popcorn fudge fude 2 cups brown sugar 1 cup thin cream 1 tablespoon butter 2 cups popcorn 1 teaspoon vanilla combine sugar with cream and stir over low heat until sugar is dissolved cook until the soft pall stage degrees or until it forms a soft ball in cold water remove from healand heat and let stand in cold water until cool add butter popcorn and vanilla beat until creamy pour into buttered plate and cut popcorn brittle 2 cups granulated sugar 1 cup dark corn syrup ah cup water I 1 quart popcorn slightly salted 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 teaspoons soda cook sugar syrup and water in a heavy skillet stir until sugar is dissolved then boll boil until mixture will crackle when dropped into cold water remove from fire add vanilla and popcorn add soda and mix well pour into shallow buttered pan when cold break into pieces no christmas box of cookies would be complete without the delicately flavored swedish sprits cookies swedish sprits makes 4 dozen ivi 1 cups butter 1 cup sugar 1 egg yolk 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon almond extract 3 cups flour vt teas teaspoon P oon baking powder cream b butter ut ter and sugar suga r thoroughly add egg and flavorings beat well blend in dry ingredients until mixture is smooth press through cookie press into various shapes and decorate with candied fruit if desired bake in a hot oven degrees greese 8 to 10 minutes cookies hard to make not if you use this recipe crisple marshmallow stars makes 16 to 18 stars aa cup butter pound marshm marshmallows allows teaspoon vanilla 1 package oven popped rice cereal 4 ounces semi sweet chocolate melted melt butter and marshmallows in ih double boiler add vanilla and chocolate and beat thoroughly put cereal in a large buttered bowl and pour th in first mixture stirring briskly put in a shallow buttered pan and allow to cool cut into stars or circles with a cutter nole noe this cookie is not baked released by western newspaper union |