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Sunday, December 19, 2010

My Favorite Christmas Cookie...


These little snowy cookies look like they could be a relative to the happy snowman living on this cookie dish.  Please try these buttery Greek Christmas Cookies.  I know you will love them!!
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  Bake for 18 minutes.
  • 1/2 cup confectionery sugar
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp. almond extract
  • 3/4 cup ground walnut
  • 2 1/4 cup flour 

Blend butter and sugar well.  Mix in the rest of the ingredients.  Refrigerate for 30 minutes.   Roll into 1 inch balls and bake on cookie sheet.  When cookies are cooled, roll in confectionery sugar.

35 comments:

  1. These look delicious, I'd love a few with a cup of tea! Yum! Thanks for the recipe!

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  2. Love your presentation of your snowy cookies. Very nice plate to go with this dish :D

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  3. Oh almost too cute to eat! But I would anyway:))
    Yum. Thank you!

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  4. I make these too, Susan! They are "melt in the mouth" good!

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  5. This is one of my favorite Holiday Cookies!! We have made them since I was a little girl!!

    Joyeaux Noel!

    I have a new giveaway from My Sparrow, do come and enter!

    xoxo
    Karena
    Art by Karena

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  6. Easy and delicious. Perhaps I will FINALLY make some Christmas cookies! I remember these from gradeschool. Are they sometimes called Russian Christmas Cookies? I thought I remember them that way. Anyway, THANKS! Yum. And I love the tray...

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  7. These are great fun - as Dawn said though, almost too cute to eat. Pretty food rules!

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  8. wow these look good... may have to make these this year! my mum makes something similar with cinnamon added x

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  9. I use to work with a greek girl and she maded these they are amazing. they just melt in your mouth with buttery goodness. mmmmmmm Thnaks for reminding me I will make these if I get some time.
    cathy

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  10. One of my favorites! That inhalation of powdered sugar gets me every time :) I love them on that dish, they look perfect!

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  11. oh yum!!! my nonna makes a similar italian cookie like this (sometimes she throws in mini chocolate chips for the grankids!) yours look amazing...and loving the xmas dish! :)

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  12. I love these cookies. And I love that almost every country has their version. We often made these in Texas with ground almonds instead of walnuts -- Mexican Wedding cookies. Yummy! Just in time for Christmas Eve.

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  13. What a perfectly sweet little post with a perfectly presented little cookie that is perfectly Christmas! We have made these cookies in our home every Christmas since my children were small!

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  14. Baking is my next task - hoping for tomorrow night - after I finish wrapping. These look great - I may just try them! Thank you! Merry Christmas. -Tammy

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  15. These look so yummy! I went to a christmas cookie party and it was so fun!
    XO
    Kristin

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  16. My mother used to make a variation of these. I haven't thought of them in a few years. We called them snowball cookies. My mom is Hungarian. I'm not sure if it was a family recipe or Betty Crocker. I love, love the dish. You really do love the snow, don't you. I think these cookies will be coming out of my oven sometime this week. Thank you for the cheer.

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  17. Love the plate - love the cookies - how cute!

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  18. ...those cookies...on that plate...darling

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  19. ooooooo, the cookies sound yummified. THank you so much for visiting my blog and commenting. Love having you! Susan

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  20. The cookies looks yummy. I like the snowy-white feel of the cookies, they remind me of a white Christmas... :)

    Merry Christmas to you! :)

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  21. Oh my goodness!! This is super cute.

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  22. Just what I needed, an easy cookie recipe for today, thanks!

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  23. Your presentation of those cookies is just too cute! The recipe looks easy, and I'm sure the results are delicious. Merry Christmas!

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  24. I love how those cookies look on that plate. It's like they were meant for each other. Very nice!

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  25. that sounds and looks heavenly. i am going to try them today.

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  26. Just wanted to stop by and wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas.

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  27. been so much fun meeting a kindred spirit...i look forward to our continued friendship in the new year, my friend

    merry christmas
    love,
    kary and teddy
    xxx

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  28. These are one of my favorite cookies. I had no idea how to make them until reading this. Yum! Wishing you and your family a wonderful Christmas and a happy, healthy 2011 :)
    Hugs, Amy

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  29. These are my favorite Christmas cookie! It seems like they go by a bunch of different names. Russian tea cakes, Mexican wedding cake, Viennese Crescents. I think the whole world loves them.

    Merry Christmas!

    Steve

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  30. Oh these are a favorite of mine too! I hope to make some soon to celebrate the lovely quietness of January. I love your blog and hope to visit often. Kit

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  31. I saw this and I had to bookmark it. Just look at that photo. It looks like a Christmas card. Gorgeous. I think I had something like this before, with almonds.
    I love the presentation. I have to make these for Christmas :-)
    Great blog and great pictures. Congratulations.

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  32. Unas galletas muy originales e ideales para las fiestas de navidad de este año.Tomo nota!!
    Besos
    Miguel
    lareposteriademiguel.blogspot.com

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