4 favorite christmas cookies Recipes

butter, room temperature (don tsp substitute margarine, here.), sugar, all purpose flour (don tsp substitute self-rising; it will ruin the cookie.), salt, pecans, coarsely chopped, vanilla extract, sugar to roll cookies in

flour (all-purpose), salt, sugar, almonds (unblanched, finely chopped ), almond extract, egg yolk, butter, softened, chocolate chips (semisweet), butter, water, hot but not boiling

shortening, light brown sugar, eggs, flour, soda, salt, buttermilk, chopped dates, chopped candied cherries, candied pineapple, cut into small pieces, white raisins (i have trouble finding , usually use golden, but can use dark), retain small amount of flour to coat fruit and nuts, before adding