Irish Christmas Cookies Recipes

GOOD LUCK IRISH COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter, sugars and pudding mix until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and extracts. If desired, add food coloring. Whisk flour and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in chips and nuts (batter will be stiff). Scoop tablespoonfuls of dough and shape into balls; place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. , Bake until cookies are set and bottoms are lightly browned, 10-12 minutes. Let cool on pan for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely.

IRISH CHRISTMAS COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F and prepare two greased cookie sheets; set aside.
• 2. In a small mixing bowl, cream together the butter and the sugar.
• 3. Beat in the eggs until well blended. Add the flour and the Irish whiskey, and beat the dough until smooth.
• 4. Add the fruit and nuts, and mix well.
• 5. Drop cookie dough from a tablespoon onto the prepared cookie sheets.
• 6. Bake at 375 degrees F each sheet of cookies for 8 to 10 minutes.
• 7. Remove the cookies from the baking sheets with a spatula while still warm.
• 8. Place on wire rack to partially cool.
• 9. Store the cookies in an airtight container with a slice of white bread to maintain their soft, fruity texture.

IRISH LACE COOKIES

Steps:

• In a bowl cream the butter with the brown sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy and beat in the flour, the milk, and the vanilla. Stir in the oats, drop rounded teaspoons of the dough about 3 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets, and bake the cookies in batches in the middle of a preheated 350°F. oven for 10 to 12 minutes, or until they are golden. Let the cookies stand on the sheets for 1 minute, or until they are just firm enough to be moved with a metal spatula. (If desired, turn the cookies upside down on the sheets and, working quickly, roll them into cylinders on the sheets. If the cookies become too hard to roll, return them to the oven for a few seconds and let them soften.) Transfer the cookies to a rack and let them cool completely.