Buttermilk Christmas Cookies Food

BUTTERMILK COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• In a large bowl, cream together the shortening, and sugar. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt, stir into the creamed mixture alternately with the buttermilk. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake for 6 to 8 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

MOM'S BUTTERMILK COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition. , Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake until edges are lightly browned, 10-12 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool. , For frosting, combine butter, confectioners' sugar, milk and vanilla; beat until smooth. Spread over cookies; if desired, sprinkle with chopped walnuts.

BUTTERMILK COOKIES

Steps:

• For the cookies: Preheat oven to 375 degrees and grease baking sheets. In a medium mixing bowl stir together flour, baking soda, and salt, set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Gradually add flour mixture alternating with buttermilk and mix just until blended.
• Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto prepared baking sheets. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer cookies to cooling racks to cool completley.
• For the icing: In a small mixing bowl on medium speed cream butter until smooth. On low gradually beat in powdered sugar, alternating with milk, adding more if needed. Add vanilla and beat until smooth and creamy.
• Spread icing on cooled cookies and sprinkle with walnuts.

SOFT BUTTERMILK SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine 1/2 cup buttermilk and baking soda in a small bowl. Set aside until step 5.
• In a stand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar.
• Add eggs, salt, vanilla and 1/2 cup buttermilk. Mix well.
• Add 3 cups of flour and the baking powder. Blend until combined.
• Add the buttermilk/baking soda mixture and the last 3 cups of flour. Mix until the flour is completely incorporated.
• Wrap the cookie dough in plastic wrap and gently press it into a disc. Be sure it is wrapped tightly and refrigerate the dough overnight.
• When you're ready to roll out the dough, preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Sprinkle a pastry mat with flour. Divide the dough in half and roll out one-half of the dough, sprinkling flour on top of the dough as needed.
• Cut out the dough in the shapes you'd like. Place the cookies on a nonstick baking mat.
• Bake the cookies at 350 degrees for 9-10 minutes, removing them before they are browned.
• Repeat with remaining dough, rerolling as needed.
• Allow the cookies to cool, the frost them with buttercream frosting and sprinkles, if desired.
• Store in an airtight container.

SOFT BUTTERMILK COOKIES

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla.
• Combine flour, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk and mix well.
• Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2-inches apart onto greased baking sheets.
• Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.
• For frosting, combine butter, sugar, milk and vanilla in a mixing bowl; beat until smooth. Frost cookies; sprinkle with walnuts if desired.

GRANDMA AMICO'S BUTTERMILK SUGAR COOKIE CUTOUTS

Steps:

• Mix sugar, shortening, buttermilk, and egg together in the bowl of an electric stand mixer (such as KitchenAid®) until creamy.
• Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, vanilla extract, and salt in a bowl. Beat into sugar mixture, 1/2 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition. Leave dough to set in a refrigerator for at least 2 hours to overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Roll dough out on a lightly floured work surface using a lightly floured rolling pin to desired thickness. Cut into shapes using cookie cutters and place onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bottoms begin to lightly brown, 8 to 12 minutes. Let cookies cool completely on wax paper or a wire rack, 15 to 30 minutes.
• Combine confectioners' sugar and milk in a bowl. Mix into a paste, adding more sugar or milk as needed. Spread frosting thinly onto cooled cookies and cover with sprinkles.

BUTTERMILK COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix in order given.
• Drop by spoonfuls on cookie sheet.
• Bake at 350 until done.
• Frost with powder sugar frosting. Or just dust them in powder sugar. * prefer that myself*.

BUTTERMILK CHRISTMAS COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix together before starting: buttermilk and baking soda. Mixture will foam up, so put it in a medium sized bowl or measuring cup.
• Mix sugar and shortening until fluffy. Add eggs. Then sour cream, nutmeg, and baking powder.
• Alternate buttermilk mixture and flour until well incorporated.
• Refrigerate dough overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Roll out dough onto a lightly floured surface. Cut shapes into the dough with cookie cutters of your choice.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone lining. Bake cookies for 9 - 10 minutes or until lightly done.

BUTTERMILK COOKIE CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
• Combine sugar, butter, egg yolk, and vanilla extract in a separate bowl; beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Add flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with buttermilk; beat dough well after each addition.
• Clean beaters and beat egg white in a glass, metal, or ceramic bowl until stiff peaks form. Fold gently into the dough.
• Drop tablespoonfuls of dough onto the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cookies just start to brown, 10 to 11 minutes.

BUTTERMILK COOKIES

Steps:

• Make cookies:
• Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle. Butter 2 large baking sheets.
• Whisk together flour, zest, baking soda, and salt.
• Beat together butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, then beat in vanilla. Mix in flour mixture and buttermilk alternately in batches at low speed, beginning and ending with flour mixture, until smooth.
• Drop level tablespoons of dough about 1 1/2 inches apart onto baking sheets. Bake, 1 sheet at a time, until cookies are puffed and edges are golden, 12 to 15 minutes per batch. Cool cookies on sheets 1 minute, then transfer cookies to racks.
• Glaze cookies:
• Whisk together all glaze ingredients and brush onto tops of warm cookies.
• Let stand until cookies are completely cooled and glaze is set.