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Christmas Cookie Recipe
3/4 cup soft butter or margarine, 2/3rds of a cup sugar, 1 cup plain flour, 1 egg yolk
Optional, add a small quantity of some of your favourite flavours: a pinch of salt, 2tsp vanilla extract, the juice and zest of 1 lemon or orange, chopped dry fruit, chocolate chips, Sprinkles, eg. hundreds and thousands, chopped nuts, mini marshmallows, work on different combinations!
Cream the butter and sugar together Add the egg yolk and mix well. Then add all dry ingredients.
(if too moist add flour, if too dry add water)
Roll and shape the dough as needed,
Preheat the oven to 180C (375F).
spread a baking sheet, spaced quite far apart.
Bake in the oven for about 15 minutes, then leave to cool.
Icing
Mix together butter and icing sugar until you have the right consistency and taste, add water if the icing needs to be more flowing, add food coloring for different colours.