When I was growing up Christmas was a much awaited holiday. Santa always brought toys, and socks, and an orange in our stockings. We were allowed to open one present on Christmas Eve and it was always pajamas! My Mom made Chocolate Butter Fudge; a recipe I have only made successfully one time! It is the best and I am going to try it once again this year. She also made these delicious oatmeal shortbread thumbprint cookies...with yummy mint frosting tinted pale pink and mint green. It can't be Christmas without them.
Oatmeal Thumbprint Cookies
1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup powdered sugar
2 T. vanilla
Cream this together until fluffy.
1/2 cup powdered sugar
2 T. vanilla
Cream this together until fluffy.
Add:
2 cups flour
1/2 t. salt
1 c. old-fashioned rolled oats
1 c. old-fashioned rolled oats
Mix well and rolls into small balls, about the size of a walnut. Press your thumb into the center. Bake in a preheated 325 degree oven for 20 minutes.
Mint Frosting
3 T. butter, softened
2 C. powdered sugar
4 T. heavy cream
1/8 t. mint extract
1/4 t. vanilla
2 C. powdered sugar
4 T. heavy cream
1/8 t. mint extract
1/4 t. vanilla
Red or green food coloring
Mix all butter, powdered sugar, and cream together till well mixed. Add the mint extract....it should be very subtle and the vanilla. Tint the frosting very PALE pink or green.
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