Milk and Cookies

Christmas Traditions are an important part of the family holiday season. One of the more popular traditions associated with Santa Claus is the practice of leaving a glass of milk and a few cookies out for Santa to snack on as he makes his rounds. Perhaps this is the reason for his jolly, fat appearance in most depictions. The snack is most certainly welcome while completing his traditional, timely task of delivering gifts to all who have made it to his list. You know, "making a list and checking it twice", after all Santa must keep an accurate accounting for all those toys and gifts to be delivered to all of the world's children. He must certainly appreciate the thoughtful nature of those children who have left him that snack. You may want to have Santa, as well as your family and friends, rest up for a few moments and enjoy a small snack at your home during the Christmas Holidays. May I suggest the following recipe for cookies:

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ROLLED CHRISTMAS COOKIES*

4 cups sifted all-purpose flour

1 3/4 cups sugar

2 tsp.ground allspice

1 1/2 cups butter

2 eggs, lightly beaten

3 Tbsp. cold water

Sift the first 3 ingredients together. Cut in butter until the mixture resembles coarse corn-meal. Stir in eggs and water. Mix well. (This dough is stiff, so do not add any more water.) Chill until the dough can be easily handled, about 1 hour. Roll to 1/8 inch thickness on a lightly floured board. Shape with assorted cookie cutters. Bake on ungreased cookie sheets in a preheated oven (400 degrees F.) 7 to 8 minutes or until lightly brown around the edges. decorate before baking with glazed fruit or colored sugar, or decorate with confectioners' sugar and water icing after baking. Yield: 9 dozen assorted sizes and shapes.

* This recipe is from

The Family Cookbook

by

Gertrude Wilkinson

formerly home editor

Liberty Magazine

1962 EDITION

Copywright MCMLIX by

WORLD SCOPE PUBLISHERS, INC.

New York, N. Y.