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Homeowners: Bake the Day Away Dec. 18
Is there any more delightful sign of the holidays than the scent of homemade cookies baking in the oven? Owners of many Detroit Lakes homes for sale and Edina Homes for sale often opt to bake cookies before an open house or showing, and National Bake Cookies Day is the perfect opportunity to perfect your recipes. Here are a few classic ones that reflect the season.
- Sugar Cookies
1 ½ cups powdered sugar
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
½ t almond extract
1 egg
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 t baking soda
1 t cream of tartar
Blend the powdered sugar, butter, vanilla, almond extract, and egg in a large bowl. Stir in the remaining ingredients and chill covered for at least two hours. Roll out half the dough to ¼" thick and cut out shapes with cookie cutters. Bake in a 375° preheated oven for 7 to 8 minutes. After cooling, store in an airtight tin.
- Keto Peanut Butter Cookies
1 cup peanut butter
2/3 cup granulated sweetener of choice
1 large egg
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Place parchment paper on a large baking pan.
Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and mix thoroughly. Roll the dough into 12 balls, placing them evenly spaced on a lined pan. Press in hash marks with the back of a fork. Bake cookies for 10-12 minutes, or they have golden edges. Remove from the oven and let them cool completely before storing them in an airtight container.
- Peppermint Kisses
2 large egg whites
1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup sugar
2 regular-size peppermint candy canes
Let eggs stand at room temperature for 30 minutes while preheating the oven to 225°. Add cream of tartar and salt to egg whites and beat on medium speed until foamy. Gradually add sugar, a little bit at a time, and continue beating until the whites form stiff peaks. Spoon the mixture into a piping bag. Line an aluminum sheet pan with baking parchment and form 1-1/2 cookies about an inch apart. Sprinkle the cookies with crushed candy canes. Bake until firm but not brown, 1-1/2 to 2 hours. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
- Chocolate No-Bake Cookies
2 cups white sugar
¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
½ cup milk
½ cup margarine
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 pinch salt
½ cup chunky peanut butter
3 cups quick-cooking oats
In a mediums sized saucepan, mix the sugar, milk, cocoa, and margarine. Cook over medium heat until the mixture comes to a boil. Continue cooking for one minute. Remove the pan from heat and stir in the vanilla, salt, oats, and peanut butter. Form balls of dough using two spoons and place them on waxed paper. Allow cookies to cool for at least 1 hour.
- Pre-made Cookie Dough
If baking cookies isn't your forte, but you still want to get in the action, just pick up some pre-made sugar cookie dough at the grocery store and follow the directions to slice and bake. Then add a generous layer of chocolate frosting, also pre-made, and sprinkle crushed candy cane on top. You'll have a plateful of delicious cookies fit for the finest holiday party. Another option is to turn pre-made sugar cookies into snickerdoodles by coating them in equal parts of sugar and cinnamon before baking. Let your imagination run wild and show off your creative skills in the kitchen with just a little help. We won't tell a soul!
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