Yule Cookies Recipes

YULE LOG COOKIES

Steps:

• Place the pistachios and sugar in a food processor; cover and process until ground. Set aside. In a microwave, melt 1 cup chocolate chips; stir until smooth., In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, melted chocolate, milk and almond extract. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in pistachio mixture., Divide dough into eight portions. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 3 hours or until firm., Shape each portion into an 18-in. rope; cut each into six logs. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Cut the ends of each log at an angle. Using a small amount of egg white, attach removed pieces to each log, forming branches., Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks., In a microwave, melt remaining chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Working in batches, dip cookies in chocolate, allowing excess to drip off. With the tines of a fork, make strokes in the chocolate to resemble bark. Dust with ground pistachios., For mushrooms, pinch half of each marshmallow to form a stem; flatten the other half for cap of mushroom. Dust tops of mushrooms with cocoa. Attach to cookies with a small amount of melted chocolate., Let stand until set. Store in an airtight container.

YULE MOON COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine the butter and sugar in a mixer bowl and cream together until fluffy and light. Add grated lemon peel, salt, flour, almonds, and vanilla. Mix well. Place dough in a covered container and place in the refrigerator for several hours (or overnight) until chilled. When ready to bake, preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Roll dough out to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut with crescent cookie cutter. Reroll scraps and cut again (you may need to re-chill the dough to make it workable). Place the cutouts 1/2-inch apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 325 degrees F for 8-10 minutes or until done. Remove from oven and let cool on the baking sheet for 1 minute then remove to a cooking rack. To ice the cookies, combine the confectioners sugar, vanilla, and water until smooth. Add additional water if needed. Spread the icing over the tops of the warm cookies. Alternately, sprinkle warm cookies with powdered sugar instead of icing them.

PROSPERITY YULE COOKIES

Steps:

• Set up your space where you will be making your cookies. Make sure you have all the tools you need.
• Place your green candle to the right of you, and the gold candle to the left. Leave enough space to work between them.
• Ring your bell 3 times to cleanse the space of any negativity.
• Take a moment to center yourself, and to visualize prosperity for anyone who will be eating these cookies.
• Light the candles, first the gold, then the green.
• Light your incense and place it far enough away that the scent won't make the cookies taste off.
• Put parchment paper down on your cookie sheets.
• Preheat the oven to 375 F.
• In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, nutmeg, cinnamon, and allspice.
• In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar until smooth.
• Beat in an egg and the vanilla into the creamed butter and sugar.
• Fold in the dry ingredients gradually until well mixed.
• Take about a teaspoonful of dough rolled into balls, and place them on the parchment lined cookie sheets.
• While you do this, visualize prosperity for those who will eat the cookies again. What does that look like for each individual? Don't forget to visualize prosperity for yourself if you will eat the cookies as well.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until the cookies are golden. Use this time to meditate on prosperity and happiness for your loved ones.
• Remove from oven and let stand for 2 minutes.
• Allow to cool on wire racks.
• Let the candles and incense burn down completely.

NO-BAKE CHOCOLATE YULE LOG WITH CHOCOLATE MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Beat cream, cocoa, 3 Tbs. liqueur and sugar to stiff peaks in a large bowl. Set aside. Mix marmalade with 2 Tbs. liqueur in a medium bowl. Select a platter long and wide enough to fit a 12-inch yule log with two 'knots.'
• On flat side of the first wafer, spread a scant teaspoon of marmalade and 1 1/2 tsps. of the cream mixture over entire surface, then top with another wafer, flat side up. Repeat until you have about 3 inches of wafers. Stand stack on its side at a slight angle on the serving platter. Keep adding to log until 16 wafers remain.
• Stack 8 wafers, also on a slight angle, on each side of the log to form two knots.
• Spread remaining whipped cream mix over whole log, coating completely, then create 'bark' by running fork tines along the log and each knot. Cover gently with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 3 hours or overnight.
• Using a toothpick or ice pick, make a small hole in the bottom of each nonpareil. Stick a chocolate kiss into each hole to form mushrooms. Decorate log with clusters of mushrooms, and scatter raspberries around the platter. Slice and serve.

SWEDISH YULE COOKIES RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• Beat butter, 1/2 c sugar, and egg in a large bowl until fluffy. Sift flour with baking powder and salt. Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture. Knead to make a dough. Press into a ball and wrap in foil or plastic wrap. Refrigerate 1 hour. Preheat oven to 400 °. Divide dough into 3 pieces; knead each in turn. Refrigerate 2 pieces of kneaded dough. On a floured surface, roll out third piece of kneaded dough 1/8 inch thick. Cut out 2 1/2 in rounds. Place on a baking sheet. Repeat with refrigerated dough. Combine remaining sugar and cinnamon. Brush cookies with egg white; sprinkle generously with sugar and cinnamon mixture. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until golden. Cool on a rack.

YULE LOVE THESE SUGAR PLUM COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F Slice cookies into 1/8 inch slices.
• To half the cookies, cut out centers using a small Christmas cookie cutter (or carefully use a sharp pointed knife to make a tree or simple design).
• To the other half, use a marble or small round item and indent a small well in the center, rolling almost to the edges with the marble.
• Place about 1/2 tsp of the plum preserves leaving the edges free of jam. Top with the cut out slices. Press edges to seal and sprinkle with the colored sugar crystals.
• Place onto a parchment lined baking sheet and bake aprox 8-10 minutes.