Oh gosh, I missed this thread earlier and feel my resolve to not make Christmas cookies dissolve!! Does anyone know if there's a way to print out this whole thread? We have one staple Christmas cookie that I HAVE to make, which came from my DH's grandma. They are meant to get hard and our favorite way to eat them is to just let them melt in our mouths. Others soak them in coffee or milk.
KLUTCHENS
1 C butter
1.5 C sugar
1 C Karo light syrup
1 C sour cream
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 T anise seed (we love anise, so I put in most of a box of anise seed and a little bottle of anise extract)
6 C of flour (this is approximate...the dough should not be sticky)
Mix all of this (a strong man is useful here, otherwise probably a good stand mixer) and when it's nice and stiff, make rope like rolls of dough and slice into small pieces. I make them marble sized. Bake at 350 until they are light to medium brown...Sorry, I'm not sure exactly how long. Leave on cookie sheet a few minutes, then dump them into a bowl or pan where they have room to cool thoroughly. They should be hard all the way through.
Merry Christmas all!