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Grandma Abbey's Christmas Cookies

Submitted by: KelliCooks
Here's a versatile cut-out cookie recipe with a delicate nutmeg flavor. You can decorate with sprinkles, or frost the cookies after they've cooled. 

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Aunt Zula's Christmas Cutouts

Submitted by: Heather Newcomer
This a fantastic old-fashioned sugar cookie recipe that is not as sweet as others that I have used. They complement a powdered sugar icing without being overly sweet. My favorite, and EASY! 

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Christmas Pinwheel Cookies

Submitted by: Gitano
Living In: Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Sheets of red and green butter cookie dough are rolled around each other to make a log of spiraling colors. Sliced into colorful pinwheels, these heirloom cookies are the perfect holiday treat. They can also be made in a chocolate-vanilla pinwheel variation. 

Christmas Orange Rind Cut-Out Cookies

Submitted by: Holly
Fun to have the kids help cut out these cookies! 

Oma Kiener's Hazelnut Christmas Cookies

Submitted by: Jeannette Field
An inherited recipe, these buttery hazelnut cookies are a snap to make and simple to bake. Prepare the dough and refrigerate as a log, then slice into rounds, decorate with candy sprinkles, and bake. Easy! 

Danish Peppernut Christmas Cookies (Pebernodder)

Submitted by: Milk Teeth
Living In: Eugene, Oregon, USA
Spicy cookies are a beloved Christmas treat in Denmark and throughout Scandinavia where expensive spices were traditionally reserved for special holiday foods. These tiny (nut-free) butter cookies burst with flavor from cardamom, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves, 

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Christmas Stars

Submitted by: anonymous
A festive sandwich style cookie. Excellent for Christmas or New years' celebrations. 

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Cream Cheese Cut-Outs II

Submitted by: Pat Lindley
Simple, soft and moist cut- out cookies. A perfect sugar cookie for all occasions.  

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Pebber Nodder (Danish Christmas Cookies)

Submitted by: YAC2004
These cookies are like little bites of Christmas. Cinnamon and cardamom flavor these little shortbread nuggets. 

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White Velvet Cutouts

Submitted by: Glenda
This is an excellent cookie to decorate. 
 
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