Snow Kisses cookies melt like snow flakes on your tongue! Soft Moravian cake cookies perfect for Christmas.
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I love a soft cookie for snacking.
These Snow Kisses are extra big to big that cake texture in every bite. Not too sweet, too!
A simple cookie made with basic ingredients. I like to dress them up just a bit with a sprinkle of colored sugar and dusting of powdered sugar.
Snow Kisses
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1 egg
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- colored sugar or powdered sugar for decorating (optional)
Instructions
- Cream together sugar and shortening. Add egg and vanilla.
- In a separate bowl whisk together flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda.
- Alternate adding flour mixture and buttermilk into the dough.
- Chill at least 30 minutes. Roll dough out to about 1/4-inch thickness. Cut into desired shapes.
- Bake at 375 for 8 to 10 minutes until cookie sets and bottoms slightly brown.
- Cool completely and decorate as desired.
Notes
Adapted from a page torn from an old Pennsylvania Dutch cookbook that my Mom had.
Food for Thought…What kind of Christmas cookies could you eat any time of year? I’d love to hear your thoughts in a comment below!
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