Christmas Sugar Cookies

These are by far the moistest sugar cookies I've ever tried and the hint of peppermint in the frosting just screams Christmas!

Cookies:
1c. butter, softened
2c. sugar
2 eggs
1c. sour cream
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp. soda
4 tsp. baking powder
4 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt

*Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time. Add sour cream and vanilla. Add all dry ingredients. Bake at 350 for 15-18 minutes.

Frosting:
1 cube softened butter
3/4 bag of powdered sugar
4 TBS milk
1 tsp mint extract

*Whip butter until smooth. Slowly add powdered sugar and milk. Add mint extract.

Party Egg Nog

1/2 gallon peppermint candy ice cream
8 c. egg nog
2 liters 7up
2 c. cool whip
1/4 peppermint candy, crushed
*Mix ice cream, egg nog, and 7up. Float cool whip and sprinkle with candy.

Christmas Cheese Ball

2 8oz. cream cheese, softened
1 8oz. can crushed pineapple, drained
1 tbsp. worcestershire sauce
2 tbsp. parmesan cheese
2 tbsp. minced onion
2 tbsp. bacon bits
1 tbsp seasoning salt
2 c. pecans, chopped
*Mix together all ingredients except pecans and refigerate several hours. Roll in a ball. Roll ball in chopped pecans. Serve.

Christmas Ham

1 butt end smoked, precooked ham, 7 lbs
1/2 c. dijon mustard
1/2 c. orange marmalade
1 tsp. black pepper
3 cans crescent rolls
egg wash
*Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place the ham in a roasting pan and lightly score it with a sharp knife all around. Stir the mustard, marmalade, and black pepper together in a bowl. Slather the mustard mixture all over the ham, rubbing it into the scored meat. Bake the ham for 20 minutes then remove it from the oven.
Using 2 cans of crescent rolls, unroll the dough, but don't seperate into pieces. Press the perforated pieces together to keep the dough in it's rectangular shape. Drape them over the ham pressing the edges together to cover the ham completely with the dough. Tuck any loose edges under the ham in the pan. Brush with egg wash.
Lay the last piece of dough on a cutting board and cut out some holiday shapes with cookie cutters. Arrange the shapes on the ham. Brush with the egg wash.
Return the ham to the oven and bake for another 20 minutes until the ham is heated thru and the dough is cooked and browned.

Peppermint Festive Cookies

1 tub sugar cookie dough
1/4 c. flour
*Add flour to dough and roll out onto floured surface. Cut out dough with cookie cutters and bake on cookie sheets for 9 minutes at 350 degrees. Let cool when done.

1/4 c. heavy cream
1/2 bag milk chocolate chips
1 tsp. peppermint extract
crushed candy canes
*Simmer cream in a saucepan and add chocolate chips. Whisk together. Add extract and mix until smooth. Pour into a bowl and frost the cookies. Add crushed candy canes on top.

Sugar Gems

1c. powdered sugar
1c. sugar
1c. oil
1/2lb. real butter
2 eggs
1tsp. vanilla
5 1/2c. flour
1tsp. cream of tartar
1tsp. salt
1tsp. soda
sugar
frosting

~ Cream powdered sugar, 1c. of sugar, oil, butter, eggs, and vanilla. Add flour, cream of tartar, salt , and soda. Mix well. Roll into balls and place several inches apart on cookie sheet. Mash down with a glass dipped in sugar. Bake at 350 for 12-15 minutes. Frost after baking. {see frosting category}