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Braided Sweetheart Cookies

Submitted by: Rhonda Berstad 
Everyone had a 'hay day' when our daughter, Naomi, married Philip Shellenberg. Naomi's grandma, Lilly Person, who has made these tender cookies for 48 years, fixed them in the shape of hearts for the wedding. They got gobbled up in a 'heartbeat'. 

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Sweetheart Coconut Cookies

Submitted by: Jo Ellen Helmlinger 
Ruby-red jam and colored sugar add a festive look to these crisp sandwich cookies that are perfect for Valentine's Day. 'My husband loves coconut, so I'm always looking for new recipes to serve on his birthday or holidays,' say Jo Ellen Helmlinger, Columbus, Ohio. 

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Sweetheart Cookies

Submitted by: Taste of Home's Fast Family Favorites 
These rounds filled with fruit preserves were blue-ribbon winners at a New Jersey county fair. 

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Cardamom Cookies

Submitted by: Mary Steiner 
Field editor Mary Steiner of West Bend, Wisconsin sent her recipe for these melt-in-your-mouth morsels. Cardamom, almond extract and walnuts enhance the flavor of these buttery cookies. 

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Deluxe Sugar Cookies

Submitted by: Dawn Fagerstrom 
'Christmas cutouts signal the season for our family,' relates field editor Dawn Fagerstrom of Warren, Minnesota. 'Usually I 'paint' these with colorful icing - or if time's short, I simply sprinkle them with colored sugar.' 

Finnish Butter Cookies

Submitted by: Audrey Thibodeau 
Field editor Audrey Thibodeau of Mesa, Arizona assures, 'These crispy Finnish cookies have a delicate texture and wonderful almond flavor!' 

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Roll-Out Cookies

Submitted by: Bonnie Price 
I collect cookie cutters (I have over 5,000!), so a good cutout recipe is a must. These cookies are crisp and buttery-tasting with just a hint of lemon, and the dough handles nicely. 

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Simple Sugar Cookies

Submitted by: Maxine Guin 
Powdered sugar takes the place of granulated sugar in this sweet standby from Maxine Guin of Barnhart, Missouri. 'I received the recipe for this tasty cookie from a cook I worked with at our local school,' she recalls. 

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Split-Second Cookies

Submitted by: Mrs. Richard Foust 
I love baking cookies, and this is a recipe I've used for many Christmases over the years. Raspberry jam makes these cookies flavorful and colorful. 

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Holiday Shortbread Cookies

Submitted by: Erma Hiltpold 
This special Christmas treat came to me from Scotland through a relative. I compared this recipe with one a friend makes, since her husband is of Scottish descent, and found this shortbread to be quite authentic. 
 
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