E - Cookie Exchange

Today we begin the 24/7 MOMS E-Cookie exchange.

24/7 MOMS E-Cookie exchange is our version of the traditional cookie exchange party. Since we live in various parts of the world and can not all gather together in one place and trade dozens of cookies, we thought it would be fun to share our Christmas baking recipes with each other in an E-Cookie exchange online.

To join in the fun email your favorite Christmas cookie or other baking recipes to trisha@247moms.com and we will share it with the 24/7 MOMS.

Each year I look forward to baking Christmas goodies with my girls, this year we decided to search for some new recipes to add to our recipe collection. I’m looking forward to beginning my baking this week.

One of our new recipes we found and are adding to our baking list is from the Land O Lakes website: www.landolakes.com . They have a great assortment of delicious Christmas cookie recipes we can bake this year for less than $5 a batch.

RASPBERRY ALMOND SHORTBREAD THUMBPRINTS

Taste these buttery thumbprint cookies filled with raspberry preserves and drizzled with an almond glaze. They're special to serve but easy on your baking budget.
Preparation time: 45 min Baking time: 14 min
Yield: 3 1/2 dozen cookies


Cookie Ingredients:

1 cup LAND O LAKES® Butter, softened
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup raspberry jam*

Glaze Ingredients:

1 cup powdered sugar
2 to 3 teaspoons water
1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract


Combine butter, sugar and 1/2 teaspoon almond extract in large bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Reduce speed to low; add flour. Beat, scraping bowl often, until well mixed. Cover; refrigerate at least 1 hour.

Heat oven to 350°F. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Make indentation in center of each cookie with thumb (edges may crack slightly). Fill each indentation with about 1/4 teaspoon jam.

Bake for 14 to 18 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Let stand 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets. Cool completely.

Combine all glaze ingredients in small bowl with wire whisk until smooth. Drizzle over cookies.

*Substitute 1/2 cup of your favorite flavor jam.

Join the E-Cookie exchange fun and send us your Christmas baking recipes to trisha@247moms.com