Quite a few years ago, and I really can't remember when, I came up with the crazy idea of not just making one or two different kinds of cookies or candies to give away during the Christmas season, but to make 12 different varieties, now known as the "12 Sweets of Christmas". Once Thanksgiving had ended and the tree had been put up I begin the monumental task of mixing, baking, dipping and wrapping up the 12 goodies into tins to give as gifts to family and friends. Sometimes I wonder what I have gotten myself into, but everyone seems to love my tins packed full of goodies and I think I would have a revolt on my hands if I failed to follow through on my yearly tradition.
This year I figured I would share all my recipes and photos of each of the sweets and here is the second one.
#2 Nutmeg Sugar Cookies
I love sugar cookies and I have a wonderful recipe from my great-grandmother which I will be posting shortly, but my neighbor made these a few years back and it was love at first bite. One huge plus for me is you do not have to roll the dough out. My favorite recipes are ones that not only taste good (that is a must), but that are quick and easy to make and this one fits both criteria.
Like all good sugar cookies these are light and crispy, but this recipe has a couple of unusual ingredients: nutmeg and almond extract which give the cookies an amazing flavor. I hope you agree.
Sugar
Cookies
1
C Sugar
1
C Butter
1
t Vanilla
¼
t Salt
1
Egg
1
½ t Almond Extract
½
t Nutmeg
-cream
butter and sugar and add the rest
2
C Flour
½
t Baking soda
-stir
in
-roll
into balls and flatten with glass dipped in sugar
-bake at 350 for 6-8 minutes
This recipe does not make much and many times I double it, but the picture below is of one batch.
I used a small cookie scoop to form the balls.
Next, I dipped a glass in sugar and flattened the cookies.
After baking, let the cookies cool on a rack.
This recipe makes about 4 dozen cookies.
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