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Smooth Sailing Sugar Cookies

Submitted by: Martha Conaway 
With a fresh breeze, my longtime-favorite sugar cookie recipe got under way on a new track. I cut out sailboats and frisky fish, frosting them brightly for the nautical gathering. My guests ate their limit! -Martha Conaway, Pataskala, Ohio 

Hint O' Mint Cookies

Submitted by: Janet Hartmann 
After I experimented in the kitchen mixing and matching ingredients to come up with a new and different cookie recipe, my husband proclaimed these the winner! With a little peppermint extract, these cake-like cookies bring a nice close to any meal. 

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Card Trick Cookies

Submitted by: Mina Dyck 
I've always loved shortbread and enjoy the extra flavor of this lemony version. The dough is well 'suited' for cutting out cookies in heart, spade, diamond and club shapes as late-night treats for card players. 

Gingered Molasses Cookies

Submitted by: Donald Mitchell 
A nice blend of spices and grated orange peel makes these a little different than your basic molasses cookies. My son loved these when he was growing up. 

Lemon Refrigerator Cookies

Submitted by: Dessa Black 
This recipe brings back warm memories of watching my mom bake when I was a girl. To this day, the holidays wouldn't be the same without these cookies. 

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Soft Sugar Cookies

Submitted by: Coleen Walter 
'These soft cookies are always a hit, so I often stir up a big batch,' writes Coleen Walter of Bancroft, Michigan. 'I usually add food coloring to the frosting to coordinate with the current holiday.' 

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Frosted Cocoa Cookies

Submitted by: Diane Moran 
'Almond flavor in the chocolate frosting accents these soft cookies nicely,' says Diane Moran, a rancher from Rhame, North Dakota. 'My husband and two sons gobble them up quickly!' 

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Crispy Butter Cookies

Submitted by: Betty Ferrell 
These cookies are easy to make and taste so good. They're very crisp and light, perfect with milk or coffee. 

Cookie Jar Nut Cookies

Submitted by: Terry Robbins 
I started collecting cookie recipes when I was a teenager. These chewy spice cookies were some of the first I ever made, and they're still a favorite today. They can be found in my cookie jar whenever someone stops by. 

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German Chocolate Toffee Cookies

Submitted by: Joyce Robb 
When I first shared these crisp cookies with folks at the hospital where I work as a cook, everyone's palate was pleased! German sweet chocolate gives them a unique twist. 
 
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