Betty's Christmas Cookies

 

 

The following are some of the traditional cookies made by Betty Boilesen for the Holiday Season from the 1950's to 2000.

 

Cookie Recipes

 

Mexican Wedding Cookies, Jean Milford - 50 cookies

1 C. butter

1/2 C. powdered sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

2 1/4 C. flour

1 C. nuts

1/4 tsp. salt

Bake 350° 15 to 25 minutes

Roll in powder

 

 

Ramona Stromberg's Spritz cookies

1 C. butter

1/2 C. sugar - cream

1 egg yolk beaten

1 tsp. almond

2 C. unsifted flour

1/4 tsp. salt

Watch closely

Bake 350° or 375° 8 to 10 minutes

Doug's favorite - Spritz cookies.

 

I have distinct memories of both of my grandmothers baking sugar cookies. Unfortunately I don't have the recipe for either but my Grandma Barr baked everything in her large cast iron wood burning stove so that would be harder to authentically replicate.

 

Sugar Cookies, Virginia Gaines

1/2 C. butter

1/2 C. oleo

1 C. sugar

1 egg

2 C. flour

1 tsp. cream of tartar

1 tsp. soda

pinch of salt

Chill dough before making balls

Roll in sugar & cinnamon

Bake 350°

 

 

Santa Xmas Cookies, Virginia Gaines

1 C. butter

2 C. sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp. lemon extract

1 tsp. nutmeg

1 tsp. salt

4 tbls. whip cream

2 tbls hot water

1 tsp. baking soda

1/4 tsp. cream of tartar

5 C. flour

1 C. flour to roll

Bake 350°

 

 

Almond Christmas Balls recipe cut-out from Lincoln Journal newspaper and pasted to index card

 

 

Mrs. Taylor's Butter Rich Spritz

1 1/2 C. butter

1 C. sugar

1 egg

1/2 tsp. salt (apparently recipe originally had salt but crossed out by Betty)

3 C. sifted flour - add one cup at a time

2 tsp. almond flavoring

Put in press and varoius shapes on ungreased sheet. Bake at 400 degrees 6 to 8 minutes.

Makes about 7 dozen

For chocolate spritz use same recipe except blend into the shortening mixture 2 squares unsweetened chocolate (2 oz.) melted.

 

 

 

Mrs. Taylor's Sour Cream Cookies - 7 or 8 dozen

1 C.shortening (1/2 butter or margarine)

2 C. sugar

4 egg yokes, well beaten

1 C. sour cream

6 C. flour (approx) do not use more than necessary as it makes cookies dry

1 tsp. soda

1 tsp. baking power

1/2 tsp. lemon flavor (hand-written edit of 1 tsp.?)

1 tsp. vanilla (hand-written edit of 2 tsp.?)

SALT hand-written on the right side of the card

Use instant flour or powdered sugar to roll out

1 tsp. water; 1 egg yolk, paste coloring for decorating

Cream sugar with shortening. Add well beaten egg yolks, sour cream, vanilla and lemon. Sift flour with baking power and soda. Roll and bake in hot oven - 450 degrees.

This is an excellent recipe, for many purposes.

Put two together with filling; use plain; sprinkle with sugar; cut into fancy shapes and decorate. Roll very thin and stand over them when in the oven.

 

 

Violet Edgington's Sugar Cookies

2 sticks butter

1 C. sugar

1 egg

1 tsp. vanilla

1 tsp. almond

1 tsp. soda

1 tsp. baking power

2 1/3 C. unsifted flour

2 tsp. baking powder

Sugar before and after

Bake 8 minutes at 350°

 

 

 

This recipe was apparently one of Bev's favorites

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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