Gail's Christmas Cookies Recipe

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Gail's Christmas Cookies
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Ingredients:

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 8 cups sifted all-purpose flour
  • 1 large egg white
  • 1 -2 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1 lemon , juice of

Directions:

  1. Cream butter and sugar.
  2. Beat in eggs.
  3. Add sour cream and flavoring, mix well.
  4. Sift in dry ingredients.
  5. Refrigerate 8 hours or more.
  6. Roll thin.
  7. Cut with cookie cutters, making a hole for hanging.
  8. Bake at 350°F until only slightly brown, about 7-10 minutes.
  9. Cool.
  10. Icing: Whip egg white until stiff.
  11. Add sugar and lemon juice as needed.
  12. Ice cookies.
  13. Decorate and let dry.
  14. Put dental floss through hole and hang on tree (making sure they are above level of hungry children or pets, or not!).
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 991.54 Kcal (4151 kJ)
Calories from fat 218.44 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 24.27g 37%
Cholesterol 159.63mg 53%
Sodium 624.66mg 26%
Potassium 399.62mg 9%
Total Carbs 189.41g 63%
Sugars 146.27g 585%
Dietary Fiber 1.64g 7%
Protein 11.19g 22%
Vitamin C 8.3mg 14%
Iron 1.6mg 9%
Calcium 168.3mg 17%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 301.14 Kcal (1261 kJ)
Calories from fat 66.34 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7.37g 37%
Cholesterol 48.48mg 53%
Sodium 189.72mg 26%
Potassium 121.37mg 9%
Total Carbs 57.53g 63%
Sugars 44.42g 585%
Dietary Fiber 0.5g 7%
Protein 3.4g 22%
Vitamin C 2.5mg 14%
Iron 0.5mg 9%
Calcium 51.1mg 17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 21.5
    Points
  • 28
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar

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