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Polish Christmas Cookies

By: Darlene 
"My mother in law has a polish name for these but my husband and brothers always just called them "Polish Christmas Cookies". They are very easy to make and have a nice anise flavor to them."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.4 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (15)

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Original Recipe Yield 5 to 6 dozen
 

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup shortening
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 5 eggs
  • 7 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 6 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 ounce anise extract

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. Cream the butter, shortening and the sugar together. Stir in the eggs and continue to beat. Add the anise flavoring. Stir in 7 cups of the flour, the baking powder and the salt. Mix until the dough is soft. Add the additional cup of flour if needed. Chill the dough.
  3. On a lightly floured surface roll out the dough and cut with cookie cutters. Place cookies on greased cookie sheets.
  4. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 12 to 15 minutes. Frost and decorate when cookies are cooled.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 122 | Total Fat: 5.9g | Cholesterol: 21mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 23, 2003 by RUTH26   view full review
This recipe tastes just like the cookies my grandmother made. We called them pierniki. I've...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 26, 2002 by BURDZEL   view full review
I am not much for rolling and cutting out dough so we shaped the dough into a nice thick log,...
The reviewer gave this recipe 0 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 23, 2003 by anitka   view full review
they are called amoniaczki :)
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 23, 2005 by singer67   view full review
I haved searched for many years for the perfect cut-out cookie-and this is it! The dough was...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 7, 2006 by tiavava   view full review
These cookies are wonderful! Just like we had when we were kids. I made half of the recipe...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 4, 2006 by K. Dukat   view full review
This recipe is very close to my grandmother's, which I remember as a shortening-stained...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 27, 2006 by vkitts   view full review
I made these for Christmas and my family and I thought they were very good! I also used the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 21, 2008 by Chris K.   view full review
Very good cookies... The recipe makes a LOT of cookies so we cut it in half and it was just...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 23, 2004 by EPIFANEEE   view full review
These have a great flavor, and hold their shape well for decorating. Also, the dough is easy...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on May 9, 2008 by Sarah   view full review
These cookies have a nice anise flavor to them, and freeze very well. Thanks for the recipe!

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