Snow Berry Cookies Recipes

SNOW COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar together, then add flour and mix until a dough forms.
• Place half of the dough onto to a well-floured surface, and roll out to about 1/4" thickness. Cut with a round cookie cutter (I use a 2" or 2 1/2" cutter.)
• Using a metal spatula or turner, lift each cookie then place onto a prepared cookie sheet (I like to use a silicone sheet) and bake in a 350º F oven for 8-10 minutes.
• They should not start to brown. (I turn my trays around halfway through baking to make sure they cook evenly.)
• Remove the tray from the oven and set aside for a few minutes before transferring cookies onto a cooling rack. Repeat with remaining dough.
• Allow to cool completely, then pair off similar shaped cookies together, placing the smoothest cookie on top.
• Mix together confectioner's sugar and milk; the icing should be the consistency of Elmer's Glue (it will look like it too!) Color it into pastel colors of your choice.
• Spread or pipe some icing on each top cookie only; do not ice all of them. I love to use a condiment style bottle to do the outline, then fill in the center. Sprinkle with coconut.
• Set aside with its mate and let these dry overnight; they need at least 6 hours for the icing to set.
• When the icing is dry, sandwich the cookies together with some raspberry jam. Place a few on a festive plate, or box them up for a lovely gift!

SNOWBERRIES

Steps:

• Beat shortening at medium speed of an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Gradually add the brown sugar, beating well. Add the egg, beating well.
• Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt. Add to the creamed mixture alternately with the milk, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Mix after each addition. Stir in the vanilla. Add coconut, pecans, and cherries; stir well.
• Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls onto a lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350° for 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on wire racks.

SNOW BERRY COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Cream shortening, sugar and egg until light and fluffy. Stir in the rest of the ingredients. Drop on greased pan and bake for 10-12 minutes.

SNOWBALLS II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cream the butter with 1/2 cup of the confectioners' sugar and the vanilla. Mix in the flour, pecans, and salt. Roll about 1 tablespoon or so of dough into balls and place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven until bottoms are golden, about 15 minutes. Do not allow these cookies to get too brown: it's better to undercook them than to overcook them. While cookies are still hot, roll them in confectioners' sugar. Once they have cooled, roll them in confectioners' sugar once more.

FROSTY SNOW-BERRY CAKE

Steps:

• Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt.
• Blend together shortening, one cup sugar, and lemon rind, creaming well.
• Add milk alternately with dry ingredients to creamed mixture, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Blend thoroughly after each addition, with electric blender on low speed.
• Beat the egg whites until soft mounds begin to form.
• Add gradually 1/2 cup sugar, beating constantly until meringue stands in heavy, shiny peaks.
• Fold gently but thoroughly into batter.
• Fold in the cranberry sauce.
• Pour into two well greased and floured 8-inch round layer pans.
• Bake in 375* oven for 30 to 35 minutes. Cool and frost.
• Pink Fluffy Frosting:.
• Combine first 6 ingredients in top of double boiler.
• Cook over rapidly boiling water, beating with rotary beater or electric mixer until mixture stands in peaks.
• Remove from heat.
• Add vanilla and food coloring; continue beating until thick enough to spread.