Christmas Cookies
Hello. Cookies and Crumbs here.
We, as the cookie-loving owls of the Pond, have decided to share the special Pond Christmas cookie recipe with you.
Our special recipe.
Well, technically it’s not our recipe. Because we didn’t make the cookies. Pumble did.
But we ate most of the cookies, so we think we’re an expert. Cookie owl experts.
The Cookie Stealing Bunny will eat anything, so he doesn’t count.
What is so delightful about these Christmas cookies is how tasty and simple they are. Just sugar dough and sprinkles. Lots of sprinkles. Colorful sprinkles. If you don’t shove them too close together like Pumble did, they make really pretty shapes.
Don’t judge me.
These tasty cookies (misshapen as they are) are perfect for large crowds of creatures and critters great and small. It makes four to five dozen, and if you don’t shove them all together like Pumble did, you can make pretty sugar stars or Christmas shapes. If you’re really talented, you could even display them on the tree (they got eaten at the Pond before they hit the plate, much less got hung on a tree.)
Plus, there’s no icing to create sticky paws, feathered wings or hooves and they’re quite easy to gobble in handfuls.
Not that Crumbs would ever know anything about that.
Try some yourself, won’t you?
Sugar Cookies
From Paula Deen’s Holiday Baking
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 cup confectioner’s sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract
3 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
colored sugar sprinkles
In a large bowl, beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy, gradually add sugars, beating well. Add eggs and vanilla, mixing well.
In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Gradually add to butter mixture, mixing well. Cover and chill for one hour.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
Divide dough in half. Chill one portion until ready to use. On a lightly floured surface, roll remaining dough to 1/8 inch thickness. Using a 2 1/2 inch star shaped cookie cutter, cut dough and place on prepared baking sheets. Repeat with remaining dough. Decorate with colored sugar. Bake for 8-10 minutes until edges are lightly browned. Let cool for two minutes. Remove from pans and cool completely on wire wracks.
Stay tuned, Invisible Friends! Tomorrow, we have a new Dallas Jean Lee and Saturday, a new Christmas ornament confession! Stay tuned!!
December 17th, 2009 at 5:37 am
Love the bunny. thanks for the cookies! we’ll try some this weekend.
Just doing a little blog surfing via SITS and stopped to check you out today. I’ll be back soon. I’m digging what I see.
Alex aka Ma What’s For Dinner?
http://www.MaWhats4Dinner.com
December 17th, 2009 at 5:47 am
Can’t wait to bake some of my own!
December 17th, 2009 at 5:50 am
Yum, they look delicious! And how could you not take an owl’s advice on cookies?
December 17th, 2009 at 5:58 am
Oh, those sound good. 10x and sugar. Yum. And you can tell it’s a Paula Deen recipe with a stick of butter!
December 17th, 2009 at 6:20 am
Oh these look so good!
December 17th, 2009 at 6:25 am
Great pics and recipe. Paula Deen is very popular in my house…My husband loves her recipes. I’ll have to try these!!!
December 17th, 2009 at 6:59 am
Come over and visit the TREEEEEE, sugar!!! Squeeeeeal. Pink, white and ROSES, little duckie!!! LOL
xoxo and Merry Christmas
Connie
December 17th, 2009 at 7:05 am
Perfect timing! I am going to be doing lots of baking this weekend and couldn’t find my cutout recipe. Thanks! They still look delicious, even the stuck together ones.
Merry Christmas!
December 17th, 2009 at 7:06 am
I hate it when you use a cookie cutter and the dough spreads in the oven so that you cant even make out the original shape any more. Glad im not the only ones that happens to. Anyway, they are still fab and sparkly
, bet they are delish–especially if its paula dean cause we all know she’s not afraid of a calorie LOL.
*kisses* HH
December 17th, 2009 at 7:17 am
Those cute little owls give the best recipes!
December 17th, 2009 at 7:26 am
They sound delicious! I put my first batch of speculaas biscuits too close together in the oven and ended up with one giant biscuit!
December 17th, 2009 at 7:32 am
love it when you talk dirty!
kHm
December 17th, 2009 at 7:39 am
Thanks for the recipe!
December 17th, 2009 at 8:11 am
Thanks for the reminder to bake some sugar cookies! I’ve done snowballs, cranberry chews, banana-walnut, and lime crescents already. I’m officially inviting the Cookie-Stealing Bunny to my house…LOL!
December 17th, 2009 at 8:17 am
Who doesn’t love sugar cookies?!?!
December 17th, 2009 at 8:34 am
A recipe. From Paula Deen’s Holiday Cookbook!! Ohmigosh I love Paula Deen. And I love holiday baking!! And I love cookies!! The moral of the story? I am making these today!!!
December 17th, 2009 at 8:45 am
Isn’t that a fun cookbook?!
December 17th, 2009 at 8:47 am
Yummy! I think we are going to try to make cookies after school today! I just love Christmas cookies!
XOXO
Jen
December 17th, 2009 at 9:22 am
I love sugar cookies. And Paula Deen’s recipes. And my husband has been craving cookies. And I’m done with my exams. So maybe it’s time to bake cookies. Thanks for sharing!
December 17th, 2009 at 9:40 am
Delicious!
December 17th, 2009 at 10:29 am
I am just getting ready to make some sugar cookies with my boys on the weekend. Love Paula Deen and most of her recipes. Will try this one this year.
December 17th, 2009 at 11:02 am
Giving a big Texas Howdy back to yah! Thanks for stopping by and leaving me some comment luv. Your blog is divine! I can’t wait until I have more time to read more…..
Merry Christmas!
December 17th, 2009 at 11:29 am
Yummmmm….
I love Christmas sugar cookies!!!
Paula Deen is my hero!
My peanut butter pie recipe is finally posted.
December 17th, 2009 at 11:31 am
I adore Paula & sugar cookies. Almost as a good as seeing the little creatures holding them
December 17th, 2009 at 11:42 am
It would be a disaster to have frosting stuck on everyones feathers! No frosting in the pond!
You can’t miss with anything Paula Dean does. (Although I wish she wouldn’t cook with those enormous diamonds dripping all over. She’s going to lose one in a pie or something.)
December 17th, 2009 at 11:43 am
Yummy post, darling!
Thanks for the recipe!
xoxox,
CC
December 17th, 2009 at 12:01 pm
I love sugar cookies!! They are so fun to make~
I’m not sure if a story is burbling or not, but, it is a good idea~~~
XoXo
December 17th, 2009 at 12:12 pm
Those look delicious! I have some dough in the fridge I need to bake…baking is the most tedious part!
December 17th, 2009 at 12:22 pm
The cookies are cute!
December 17th, 2009 at 12:26 pm
Beautiful! I’m so excited to come home and eat Christmas cookies…maybe I’ll make some for my co-workers here and introduce them to American Christmas.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:28 pm
MMMMmmmmmmm simple and perfect.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:41 pm
Cute cookies!
December 17th, 2009 at 1:00 pm
I love these cookies and think is a post really nice and cute, love it! gloria
December 17th, 2009 at 1:05 pm
Easy , simple and tasteful!! what a delight. I need that recipe badly!
hugs hugs
December 17th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
I’ll be baking Christmas cookies soon…Can’t wait!
December 17th, 2009 at 2:38 pm
Look as cute as you are. I am sure tasted wonderful as well. Merry Christmas to you, Ben, all all your family.
December 17th, 2009 at 3:39 pm
Oh my golly, I just love this post so very much. You’re too cute. I think the stuffed animals won me over. I love your blog. Am coming back lots.
December 17th, 2009 at 3:45 pm
I don’t think those would make it to the plate around here either!
December 17th, 2009 at 4:43 pm
those look nice! but im too lazy!! so ill buy them instead
December 17th, 2009 at 5:38 pm
My neighbour just brought me over some of these. SO yummy!
December 17th, 2009 at 5:46 pm
I love me some Paula Deen! I just made one of her pecan pies at Thanksgiving. It was super easy too.
Your blog is AH-DOR-AHBLE. I’m so glad I randomly found you on another blog!
December 17th, 2009 at 5:51 pm
Oh such yummy goodness and cuteness!
~Enjoy the season! ~Melissa
December 17th, 2009 at 5:58 pm
Too cute! I love making sugar cookies—this looks like a great recipe too.
December 17th, 2009 at 6:39 pm
I think Pumbles’s cookies are lovely. With baked goods, I really think it’s the thought that counts.
December 17th, 2009 at 7:58 pm
What wonderful Christmas cookies!
December 17th, 2009 at 8:23 pm
Yummy cookies! Love the sprinkles!
December 17th, 2009 at 9:05 pm
Yum! They look tasty Duckie. The kids made Christmas cookies today.
December 17th, 2009 at 9:13 pm
That reminds me of the George Strait Christmas cookie song. Yum!!!
December 17th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
Delicious – and even easy enough for ME to make!
December 17th, 2009 at 10:06 pm
A special Christmas cookie recipe indeed! Delicious!
Incredible but true, the torèt have non-stop drinking water!!
December 17th, 2009 at 10:54 pm
Oh, anything PD does is amazing! Rich and buttery and so good.
These look delish!
December 18th, 2009 at 12:47 am
Duckie, your cookies and creatures are putting me into a very festive mood!! xxoo
December 18th, 2009 at 4:26 am
I love a good sugar cookie. I’m much more of a sugar sweets kind of person (vs. a chocolate person). They look fantastic!
December 18th, 2009 at 5:57 am
Hi there, thanks for stopping by my blog easier! I should have make a reply any sooner…. However, glad that I’m scrolling through your site. It’s such a beautiful blog! I’ll try to read through slow…ly. Nice to meet you and hope you’ve a wonderful day during this festive season. Cheers.
December 18th, 2009 at 6:11 am
Sugar cookies are the best, especially when there’s pretty sprinkles on top!
December 18th, 2009 at 6:26 am
I love you and your misshapen cookies
I bet they are delicious! I love all the sparkly sugar on top…yum!
December 18th, 2009 at 9:03 am
No sticky paws. That’s my kinda cookie!
December 18th, 2009 at 1:46 pm
I hate to admit I have never made these before. Yours look wonderful, even the perfectly imperfectly ones!!!!
December 18th, 2009 at 7:44 pm
I SO want one of your sparkly sugar cookies right now – yum!
December 19th, 2009 at 11:54 pm
Yummo! Save me a cookie please.
December 20th, 2009 at 7:44 am
I am going to have to try this recipe…looks good!