Christmas Cookies

      Hi! MERRY CHRISTMAS READERS! I got this from my brother's Geronimo Stilton book, The Christmas Toy Factory. When I was young I used to love those sort of books. I still do, but not as much anymore. Anyway here's a recipe for some Christmas cookies you can make:

Christmas Cookies 

Ingredients:

4 cups all-purpose flour
1 butter cup,cut into small pieces, at room temperature

3-quart mixing bowl
wooden spoon
1 cup sugar
grated lemon peel from one large lemon
1 pinch salt
4 large eggs
1and1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

How To Bake

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Place flour & butter in the 3-quart mixing bowl. Use your fingertips to rub the flour & butter together until the mixture resembles crumbly, coarse cornmeal. Stir in the sugar, grated lemon peel, and salt. Make a hole, in the center of the flour mixture. Place the eggs and vanilla into the hole. Using your fingertips, quickly and evenly mix the dough together. Shape the dough into a ball. Wrap the cookie dough in a plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 30 min. Divide the dough into 2 balls. Work with 1 ball at a time, keep the remaining ball chilled. Using a rolling pin, roll the ball of dough out on a lightly floured surface. Using a star-cookie cutter, cut out 12 cookies. Transfer it to a cookie sheet. Place the cookie sheet into a preheated oven and bake for 10-12 min until golden brown. Remove it from the oven, and let cool. Repeat to make more cookies. You may add some sprinkles to add to the effect.

 4 stages of life: 
1)You believe in Santa Claus 
2)You don't believe in Santa Claus 
3)You are Santa Claus 
4)You look like Santa Claus

      I know it isn't related to food (the quote), but it's just funny so I thought I'd share it. Mashed Potato is also another good Christmas food. As I said, I'd totally tell you my family's Mashed Potato recipe if they let me, but for now just refer to my previous post for the RECIPE. Anyway, enjoy your cookies, and don't forget to leave some out for Santa!