This is my all-time favorite German cookie recipe. In Germany, these cookies are known as "Ausstecherle. Usually made at Christmas, the dough is flexible enough to be of use throughout the year, so why limit this delicious treat for a few weeks of the year?

In each household supply stores or you can buy Christmas cookie cutters, metal or plastic. Available in shapes like stars, boots, Santa Claus and other figures can be cut from the dough. Lookfor seasonal figures such as rabbits, eggs for Easter, hearts for Valentine's day around Halloween or witches, and you have a great homemade cookies in this gift idea for the holidays throughout the year.

Do you want to learn how to prepare delicious sugar cookies? Almond crescents filled, drizzle with glaze, anise cookies and applesauce granola cookies are some good and simple recipes for delicious cookies.

Below are the recipes to try:

1. Almond Filled Crescents

Ingredient - Preparation Method

- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup whipping cream (heavy) cream
- 2 eggs
- 3 3 / 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 / 2 teaspoonSalt
- 1 (7 ounces) package almond paste (7 or 8 ounces)
- 3 / 4 cup butter or margarine - soft
- Easy Glaze - (recipe follows)

Everybody loves cookies. Whether for holiday treats or only fill the cookie jar, you will find a cookie that will fill the bill. You can even cookies from the baking mixes.

Here are some cookie recipes to try out today:

1. Almond Bars

Ingredients:

- 1 package white cake mix
- 1 / 2 cup butter or margarine - soft
- 2 eggs
- Almond Topping - (recipe follows)

Almond Topping

- 2 / 3 cup sliced almonds
- 2 / 3 cup butter orMargarine
- 1 / 2 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon milk

We loved these cookies for years. Not only that we do throughout the year, but it's always fun to get it.

Ingredients:

1 ¾ cups flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

½ teaspoon salt

½ cup butter (soft)

½ cup creamy peanut butter

½ cup sugar

½ cup brown sugar, firmly packed

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 tablespoons milk

Additional sugar for rolling

EnoughAdd chocolate kisses on a per cookie

Delicious cookies packed with milk, semi-sweet and white chocolate and toasted macadamia nuts. Made with your Cuisinart Stand Mixer, this recipe is brought to you courtesy of the Cuisinart Chefs. For a printable version of this recipe, go to www.cuisinartstandmixer.com

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