15 Traditional Hanukkah Cookies Recipes

HANUKKAH COOKIES

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Cream cheese adds richness to these Hanukkah cookies. Decorate them with royal icing or your favorite buttercream frosting and toppings. -Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 35m

Yield about 3-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

2 cups butter, softened
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
2-1/2 cups sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
4-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
ICING:
3-3/4 cups confectioners' sugar
1/3 cup water
4 teaspoons meringue powder
Blue and yellow paste food coloring

Steps:

In a large bowl, cream butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg and extract. Gradually beat flour into creamed mixture. Divide dough in half. Shape each into a disk; cover and refrigerate until firm enough to roll, 2 hours., Preheat oven to 350°. On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion of dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with floured 3-in. cookie cutters. Place cutouts 1 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake until set (do not brown), 10-12 minutes. Cool on pans 5 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. For frosting, in a small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar, water and meringue powder; beat on low speed just until combined. Beat on high 4 minutes or until soft peaks form. Cover frosting with damp paper towels between uses., Pipe icing on cookies as desired. Let stand until set. Store in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 236 calories, Fat 11g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 33mg cholesterol, Sodium 91mg sodium, Carbohydrate 33g carbohydrate (23g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 2g protein.

CHANUKAH COOKIES

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Serve these cookies every night during Chanukah. Kids have fun decorating them and eating them.

Provided by DelightfulDines

Categories Desserts Cookies Cut-Out Cookie Recipes

Time 2h35m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup butter
½ cup white sugar
2 egg yolks
1 teaspoon orange juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet. Whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
Beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Beat in one egg yolk until completely incorporated. Beat in the other egg yolk along with the orange juice and vanilla. Mix in the flour mixture until just incorporated. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut into desired holiday shapes with cookie cutters. Place cookies on prepared baking sheet.
Bake in the preheated oven until the edges are golden, 10 to 12 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 83.5 calories, Carbohydrate 10.3 g, Cholesterol 27.2 mg, Fat 4.3 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 1.1 g, SaturatedFat 2.6 g, Sodium 62.5 mg, Sugar 4.2 g