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POLK TOP 10
ELF THE MUSICAL
Dec. 1 - 18 at Theatre Winter Haven. Buddy, a young orphan, mistakenly crawls into Santa’s bag and is transported to the North Pole. The would-be elf is raised, unaware that he is actually a human until his enormous size and poor toy-making abilities cause him to face the truth. With Santa’s permission, Buddy embarks on a journey to NYC to find his birth father and discover his true identity. Days & times vary, purchase tickets in advance. theatrewinterhaven.com
ORANGE BLOSSOM REVUE
Dec. 2 & 3 at Lake Wailes Park in Lake Wales. Friday’s artists are Katie Pruitt, Neal Francis, Langhorne Slim, and Margo Price. Saturday’s artists are Laney Jones, Cat Ridgeway, John R. Miller, Son Little, Allison Russell, and The Wood Brothers. The event will also have food trucks, and craft beer for purchase. VIP available, purchase tickets in advance. orangeblossomrevue.com
CAROLS IN THE PARK
Dec. 3, 10am - 4pm at Central Park in Winter Haven. For thirty-three years, artisans, specialty food vendors, and local choral groups have gathered to kick off the holiday season. Kids will love Candy Cane Corner and FREE pictures with Santa Claus, a take-home holiday craft, and a bounce house…among other fun activities! Presented by Main Street Winter Haven. mainstreetwh.com
BANDIT MARKET
Dec. 3, noon - 5pm at The Ritz in Winter Haven. Bandit Market is back for the holidays! This is an alternative handmade and vintage market – not your grandmother’s craft show. Expect to find the unexpected while shopping the coolest vendors from Orlando & Tampa. Bandidas will be serving up delicious food & BeSpoke Cocktails is serving amazing drinks. Free to enter, first 50 guests receive a free Bandit tote! FB @thebanditmarket
CHRISTMAS DRAG SHOW
Dec. 8, 7 - 10pm at the Balmoral Event Center. It’s time to celebrate the holidays and enjoy the show! You won’t want to miss Gabrielle Fearce and Charlotte Diamond perform. Hosted by Trishelle, this is a Christmas extravaganza you don’t want to miss. Must be 21+ to attend. Purchase tickets in advance. centralfloridatix.com
HOLIDAY NIGHT MARKET
Dec. 10, 5 - 10pm in Downtown Lakeland. This is a holiday blowout featuring Buena Market, Lakeland Punk Flea, and Art Crawl. 100+ creatives, artists, and makers, live music and DJ sets, performances, extended hours at downtown retailers, and specialty food and drink vendors. This event will span five blocks of Kentucky Avenue. downtownlkld.com
CONCERT UNDER THE STARS
Dec. 10, 7pm at Bok Tower Gardens. Hear seasonal selections and holiday favorites performed by the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra Brass. Celebrate the season with brass arrangements of “Holiday Fanfare,” “O Magnum Mysterium,” “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” and more! Purchase tickets online. 863-734-1222 boktowergardens.org
FLORIDA TROPICS
Major Arena Soccer is back! Watch the hometown Florida Tropics play four times at the RP Funding Center in December. Dec. 17 against Utica; Dec. 21 & 23 against Baltimore; Dec. 30 against the Chihuahua Savage. Fun for the entire family, purchase tickets online. Season tickets available. fltropics.com
POLK AT NITE
Dec. 15, 5 – 8pm at the Polk Museum of Art. Enjoy small bites & cocktails by Red Door Lakeland, music by DJ Jenks, and exclusive early access to “Edward Hopper and Guy Pene Du Bois: Painting the Real.” First drink is free, cash bar after redemption. Purchase tickets online at centralfloridatix.com
SLOW ROLL & SKI SHOW
Dec. 17, 3:30pm at The Bike Shop of Winter Haven. Slow Roll is a free community gathering of bicycling, urban art, craft beer, a little bit of exercise, and an amazing ski show by the Cypress Gardens Water Ski Show team. After meeting up, we “slow roll” through Downtown Winter Haven to take in the Christmas Edition ski show. Prior to the show’s end, we slooowly roll back through town and end at Grove Roots. Sign up online, link on FB @slowrollskishow.
ORLANDO TOP 10
SEAWORLD CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION
Through December at Seaworld Orlando. See the park transformed into a winter wonderland sparkling with millions of beautiful lights. Enjoy dinner with Santa by reservation only, live shows, decadent holiday treats, holiday fireworks, public ice skating for an additional charge, a Sesame Street Christmas parade, and more. seaworld.com/orlando
HOT WHEELS: RACE TO WIN
Throughout December at the Orlando Science Center. Your kids and your crew will work together to design, build, test, and play with some of the most iconic and nostalgic racecars. With over a dozen interactive exhibit pieces, this behind-the-scenes look at the world of racing investigates the scientific process for designing super-fast cars. osc.org
OFFICE HOLIDAY PARTY
Weekends in December at the Renaissance Theatre Co. “The Office Holiday Party Musical Extravaganza” has new original songs and a comedic cast of characters pulled from your neighboring cubicles at work. This show has adult content and the audience will be moving from space to space in dark corridors. rentheatre.com
ORLANDO RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL
Dec. 3 & 4, and 9-11 at Southport Park. This is a historicalthemed period event. Enjoy live performances by medieval casts, and a chance to meet the Duke and Duchess. Shop at the marketplace, settle down for a drink, participate in the pub crawl, or grab something to eat from one of the many vendors. Purchase tickets in advance. orlandorenaissancefestival.com
KRAMPUSFEST
Dec. 4, 1 - 9pm at Sideward Brewing. In the Alpine regions of Europe, St. Nicholas Day is always preceded by an evening for Krampus the Christmas Demon to pass judgment upon the naughty list in an evening of revelry. This event will feature live music, food, Christmas vendors, costume contests, a Krampus Lauf parade, and plenty of punishment. Kids are welcome in the earlier hours. Purchase tickets on eventbrite.
HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE STROLL
Dec. 8, 5 - 8pm in Downtown Winter Garden. Enjoy your holiday shopping while strolling the boutiques to find gifts for everyone on your list while enjoying light refreshments, raffles, outdoor/ indoor specials, and promotions at participating boutiques. Shop the outdoor racks and stroll through the festive downtown with light displays and holiday music in the air. cwgdn.com
JINGLE BELL RUN
Dec. 10, 8am at Baldwin Park. Wear your favorite holiday costume and spread good cheer for the Arthritis Foundation. Enjoy complimentary donuts, coffee & hot chocolate, a visit from Santa, holiday costume contests, post-race food, kid’s activities, a cookies and milk station, holiday music, Top Team Tailgate, a silent auction, and more! Register at jbr.org/orlando.
HADESTOWN
Dec. 13 - 18 at the Dr. Phillips Center. Winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards and the 2020 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. This acclaimed new show is a love story. “Hadestown” intertwines two tales, Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone. The audience takes a hell-raising journey to the underworld and back in this theatrical performance. drphillipscenter.org
MILK MART HOLIDAY MARKET
Dec. 18, 11am - 5pm at The Nook on Robinson in Orlando. The market is on the last Sunday before Christmas, and may be your last chance to shop for local goods from a market setting. With over 130 local vendors to shop from, there’s something for everyone on your list. Located in the Milk District. More info on FB @milkmartorlando.
CHEEZ-IT BOWL
Dec. 29, 5:30pm at Camping World Stadium. The 2022 Cheez-It Bowl features the top teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference and Big 12. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN. This will be the third bowl season with Cheez-It as the game’s title sponsor. Originally titled the Blockbuster Bowl, the game was born in Miami in 1990. Purchase tickets in advance. cheezitbowl.com
TAMPA TOP 10
PLAID TIDINGS
Through Dec. 24 at the Jaeb Theater at The Straz. A heavenly phone call from Rosemary Clooney prompts The Plaid’s return to earth for a posthumous Christmas performance to bring a little harmony to a discordant world. From holiday favorites that are “Plaid-erized” to a riotous three-minute, 11-second version of The Ed Sullivan Show, this show is full of holiday spirit. strazcenter.org
TAMPA’S SANTA FEST & TREE LIGHTING
Dec. 3, 1 - 7pm at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park. Tampa kicks off the holiday season with a full day of activities. Event Schedule: 1-2:30 pm Christmas Parade; 1-4 pm Santa Fest; 4:45-6:30 pm Tree Lighting Ceremony; 6:30-8:30 pm Movie: “Fred Claus.” Free & family-friendly. friendsoftamparec.org
NEXT BIG THING
Dec. 3 & 4 at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheater. 97X presents this two-day music festival. The two-day spectacle will feature sets from Machine Gun Kelly, Jack White, Gayle, Giovannie and The Hired Guns, Yungblud, and more! Purchase one-day or twoday tickets, full schedule online. fairgroundsamphitheatre.com
WINTER WONDER RIDE
Dec. 10, 1 - 9:30pm at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park. The Winter Wonder Ride is an annual holidaythemed bike ride through downtown Tampa, Bayshore Boulevard, ending at the park for a concert, where you, your friends, and your family, dance the night away. This year’s theme is “Ho Ho Hoedown.” Come dressed in your favorite western holiday outfits! More info on FB @onbikes.
JINGLE BELL BAZAAR
Dec. 11, 12 - 6pm at Centennial Park in Ybor. Come enjoy a fun and festive holiday event in Historic Ybor City. Enjoy live music, entertainment performances, holiday shopping, food trucks, and of course, Santa. This is a free family event with seating in the park provided. Fun for the entire family! Santa arrives at 1pm. jinglebellbazaar.com
A VERY COUNTESS CHRISTMAS!
Dec. 11, 8pm at the Seminole Hard Rock Tampa. In 2017, Real Housewives of New York’s Luann de Lesseps made her cabaret debut with “Countess and Friends” selling out shows across the country. Now all of the RHONY fans can watch her perform live with songs like her holiday single, “What Do I Want For Christmas?” released in December 2021. Purchase merch and tickets in advance, online. seminolehardrocktampa.com
HOT CHOCOLATE RUN
Dec. 18, 7am at the Tampa Convention Center. This is a timed 5k, 10k, and 15k with a virtual option. Every finisher gets their own finisher mug, complete with chocolate fondue, dippables, and, of course, their famous hot chocolate. The post-run party will include music and vendors. Register in advance. hotchocolate15k.com/city/tampa
PLEIN AIR MEET-UP
Dec. 18, 1 - 3pm at the McKay Bay Nature Park Trail. Inspired by locales, scenes, and artists from the “Poetry in Paint: The Artists of Old Tampa Bay” exhibition on view at Tampa Museum of Art. This monthly workshop will meet and you can create your own contemporary images of Tampa Bay. Ages 16+. Must register in advance. tampamuseum.org
SNOW DAYS
Dec. 26 - 30, 10am - 8pm at The Florida Aquarium. Grab your winter gloves for a week of winter festivities and hands-on snow experiences. Snow Days are free for members and included with general admission. Activities include a snow maze, snowball toss, and a Winter Wonderland Dance Party. flaquarium.org
HAMILTON
Dec. 28 - Jan. 22, 2023 at the Straz Center. This is the story of America then, told by America now. Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B, and Broadway, this show has taken the story of American founding father Alexander Hamilton and created a revolutionary moment in the theater. This musical has profoundly impacted culture, politics, and education. strazcenter.org
Baked with Love
Happy Holidays, Haven readers! You bring us so much joy throughout the year – you’re the milk to our cookie. So, we thought we’d send some cheer your way…in baked form. Put on your most festive apron and play some seasonal tunes, (grab a cocktail), and start whipping up these favorite cookie recipes from each decade. These recipes are great for keeping on hand as ‘coping cookies’ when the holiday stress sets in, or box them up with a cute bow and give them away as gifts. Wishing you and your family a merry (and tasty) holiday season and a Happy New Year!
Baked with love, Amy Sexson
1910s Oatmeal
INGREDIENTS:
1 ¼ cups butter, softened ¾ cup brown sugar, firmly packed ½ cup sugar 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon cinnamon ½ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg 3 cups uncooked oats ½ cup chopped pecans (optional) ½ cup dried cranberries (optional)
INSTRUCTIONS:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg. In a separate large bowl, beat butter and sugars until creamy. Add egg and vanilla; beat well. Add combined dry ingredients; mix well. Add oats; mix well. Add optional nuts or berries.
Drop dough by rounded tablespoons onto ungreased sheet pans. Bake for 8 to 9 minutes for a chewy cookie or 10 to 11 minutes for a crisp cookie. Cool for 1 minute on sheets; remove to wire rack. Cool completely. Store tightly covered. Makes 3 dozen.
*Recipe from Quaker Oats. “Oat Cakes” were the first oatmeal cookie to appear on the Quaker Oats package in 1908. The first recorded oatmeal cookie recipe was published in the United States by Fannie Merritt Farmer in her 1896 cookbook, the “Boston Cooking-School Cook Book.”
1920s MOLASSES
INGREDIENTS:
2 cups all-purpose flour 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon cinnamon ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg ½ teaspoon salt 1 ½ cups sugar ¾ cup butter, softened 1 egg ¼ cup molasses
INSTRUCTIONS:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. In a shallow bowl, place ½ cup sugar and set aside.
With an electric mixer, beat butter and the remaining cup of sugar until combined. Beat in egg and then molasses until combined. Reduce speed to low; gradually mix in dry ingredients, just until a dough forms.
Roll 1 tablespoon of dough at a time, into a ball, roll in reserved sugar to coat.
Arrange on sheet pans lined with parchment paper, about 3 inches apart. Bake, one sheet at a time, until the edges of the cookies are just firm, 10 to 15 minutes. Cool for 1 minute on baking sheets; transfer to racks to cool completely. Makes 3 dozen.
*Recipe from Martha Stewart and is a staple at our house every holiday season. They stay soft and chewy and are perfect with a cup of coffee or tea.
1930s Icebox Cookies
INGREDIENTS:
1 ½ cups butter, softened ¾ cup sugar 1 teaspoon salt 2 eggs 3 teaspoons vanilla 5 cups all-purpose flour ⅔ cup milk ¼ cup cocoa powder 1 egg white
INSTRUCTIONS:
Using an electric mixer, mix the butter and sugar until creamy. Add 2 eggs and salt; mix well. Add milk and vanilla; mix well. Add flour a little at a time and mix until just combined. Divide the dough in half, wrap one of the halves in plastic wrap. Add ¼ cup cocoa powder to the other half and mix until combined. Wrap that half in plastic wrap and refrigerate both for at least one hour.
Sprinkle your work surface with flour. Roll out each dough to a ¼ inch thick rectangle, making sure to keep each piece a similar size. Brush one piece of dough with egg white and layer the second piece of dough on top. Brush the top layer with egg white and slowly roll to create a swirl pattern. Wrap this log in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours or until firm.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Slice cookies ¼-inch thick and place on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Bake for 12 - 15 minutes until firm but not browned. Let cool on baking sheet for 2 minutes then transfer to a cooling rack. Makes 3 dozen.
*Recipe from Martha Stewart. Option: leave out the cocoa powder and add food coloring to create a colored swirl. In the early 1930s refrigerators started to make their way into every household. Around the same time, women slowly started entering the workforce and Icebox Cookies became popular.
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1940s CHOCOLATE CHIP
INGREDIENTS:
2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup butter, softened ¾ cup sugar ¾ cup firmly packed brown sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 eggs 2 cups (12 oz. pkg.) Nestlé Toll House Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels 1 cup chopped nuts (if omitting, add 1-2 tablespoons of all-purpose flour)
INSTRUCTIONS:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt. In a large bowl with an electric mixer, beat butter, both sugars, and vanilla until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in morsels and nuts. Drop by rounded tablespoons onto ungreased sheet pans.
Bake for 9 to 11 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.
*Recipe from Nestlé. In 1939, Ruth Wakefield, who ran the Toll House restaurant in Whitman, Massachusetts was mixing a batch of cookies when she decided to add broken pieces of Nestlé Semi-Sweet chocolate into the recipe expecting the chocolate to melt. Instead, the semi-sweet bits held their shape and softened to a delicate creamy texture and the chocolate chip cookie was born. Ruth’s ‘Toll House Crunch Cookie’ recipe was published in a Boston newspaper and her invention of the chocolate chip cookie quickly became the most popular cookie of all time. Thank you, Ruth!
1950s Peanut Butter Blossoms
INGREDIENTS:
½ cup sugar ½ cup firmly packed brown sugar ½ cup creamy peanut butter ½ cup butter, softened 1 egg 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour ¾ teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon baking powder additional sugar for rolling 36 Hershey’s Kisses, unwrapped
INSTRUCTIONS:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, mix ½ cup sugar, brown sugar, peanut butter, butter, and egg on medium speed until well blended. Slowly add flour, baking soda, and baking powder; mix until dough forms.
Shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll in additional sugar. Place on ungreased sheet pan about 2 inches apart. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until the edges are lightly brown. Once you take them out of the oven, immediately press 1 Hershey’s Kiss in the center of each cookie. Remove from sheet pan and cool on racks. Makes about 3 dozen.
*Hershey’s Kisses were first produced in 1907. This cookie originated as an entry into the 1957 Pillsbury Bake-Off contest. The cookies were originally called Black-eyed Susans but was renamed by Pillsbury to the Peanut Butter Blossom cookie. This is the classic recipe from Betty Crocker.
1960s CHURCH WINDOWS
INGREDIENTS:
2 cups semi-sweet or milk chocolate chips ½ cup butter, cubed 10-ounce package pastel marshmallows ½ cup chopped walnuts 1 ½ cups sweetened shredded coconut
INSTRUCTIONS:
In a medium saucepan, melt chocolate chips and butter over low heat, stirring constantly until melted. Let cool for 5 minutes.
Place 2 large pieces of parchment or wax paper on work surface. Sprinkle ¼ of the coconut onto each piece.
Place the marshmallows and walnuts into a large bowl. Pour cooled chocolate into bowl and stir. Transfer half of the mixture to the parchment paper and shape into log. Sprinkle all sides with half of the remaining coconut. Tightly wrap into logs and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight. Slice into cookies.
*Recipe from the Spicy Southern Kitchen. These no-bake cookies are really just rocky road but the addition of colored marshmallows is fun for the holidays. This recipe is messy, but worth it.
1970s Potato Chip Cookies
INGREDIENTS:
6 cups ruffled potato chips ¾ cup butter, softened ½ cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 egg 1 ¾ cup all-purpose flour
INSTRUCTIONS:
In a plastic bag, crush potato chips with your hands or gently with a rolling pin. You don’t want them to be powder, they should be recognizable potato chip crumbs. You want to end up with 2 cups of crushed potato chips. Separate the 2 cups into 1-cup measurements.
With an electric mixer, beat the butter on high speed for 1 minute. Add sugar and vanilla and mix well. Add egg; mix well. Add the flour and mix just until incorporated.
Stir in 1 cup of crushed potato chips, don’t overmix. Cover and chill the dough for at least 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Shape dough into 1-inch balls and place about 2 inches apart on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Using a glass or your hands, flatten the cookies and sprinkle with remaining crushed potato chips (press them down lightly). Bake for 11 - 12 minutes or when they just start to brown on the edges. Cool on wire racks.
*This cookie is just as wacky as the 70s were but delicious! Don’t overmix the dough and use a heartier chip like Ruffles so they don’t completely disappear in the dough.
1980s No BakeS
INGREDIENTS:
2 cups sugar ½ cup milk ½ cup creamy peanut butter ½ cup cocoa powder 4 tablespoons butter pinch of salt 3 cups oats 1 teaspoon vanilla
INSTRUCTIONS:
In a large saucepan, melt sugar, milk, butter, and salt. Let it boil for 1 minute. Remove from heat. Add oats, peanut butter, and vanilla. Stir well. Spoon onto parchment lined sheet pan and refrigerate until firm.
*This was my favorite cookie to get at the school cafeteria when I was in first grade. I thought there was nothing more delicious in the entire world. Although I don’t make them very often, they are still a family favorite of ours. Store the cookies in the refrigerator in an air-tight container.
1990s “Dunkaroos”
INGREDIENTS:
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour ¾ cup cocoa powder 1 teaspoon baking powder ⅛ teaspoon salt ¾ cup butter, softened 1 cup sugar 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla sprinkles (optional)
FROSTING INGREDIENTS:
1 tablespoon cream cheese, softened 3 ½ tablespoons butter, softened 1 tablespoon milk ½ teaspoon vanilla 2 cups powdered sugar
INSTRUCTIONS:
In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt.
In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar on high speed for 2 minutes or until smooth and creamy. Add egg and vanilla; beat on high speed until combined. Add dry ingredients and mix on low speed until combined, the dough will be soft. Split the dough in half and wrap each half in plastic wrap, refrigerate for 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Roll the dough on a lightly floured surface to ¼-inch thick. Cut cookies out and place on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper. If using sprinkles, gently press into cookies. Bake for 11 - 12 minutes or until edges are set. Let cool on a wire rack.
FROSTING DIRECTIONS:
With an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla until smooth. Add powdered sugar and mix until fluffy.
*Dunkaroos were a favorite of our kids in the 90s. This recipe is adapted from Sally’s Baking Addiction and the cookie tastes like an Oreo when not dipped in frosting.
2000s Cranberry Pistachio Biscotti
INGREDIENTS:
½ cup dried cranberries ½ cup boiling water 3 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder ¼ teaspoon salt 4 tablespoons butter, softened 1 cup sugar plus more for sprinkling 3 eggs plus 1 egg slightly beaten set aside 2 teaspoons vanilla ½ cup unsalted pistachios, coarsely chopped
INSTRUCTIONS:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
In a small bowl, place cranberries and add boiling water. Let sit for 15 minutes or until plump. Drain and set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
In a large bowl, with an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar on medium speed for 2 minutes or until light and fluffy. Add 3 eggs, one at a time mixing well after each one. Beat in vanilla. Add flour mixture on low speed until combined. Mix in cranberries and pistachios.
Divide the dough in half and shape each one into a 16- x 2-inch log on a lightly floured surface. Transfer to a parchment-lined sheet pan. With the palm of your hand, flatten logs slightly. Brush the beaten egg over the surface and sprinkle generously with sugar. Bake until logs are slightly firm to the touch, about 25 minutes. Transfer logs on parchment to a wire rack and let cool for 20 minutes.
Reduce oven to 300 degrees.
Using a serrated knife on a cutting board, cut logs crosswise on the diagonal into ½-inch thick pieces. Place a wire rack on a sheet pan and arrange cut slices on it. Bake until firm, about 30 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool completely on the rack they were baked on. Makes 4 dozen.
*Recipe from Martha Stewart. These look like the holidays with red cranberries and green pistachios. Along with a bag of locally-roasted coffee, box these up in a pretty container and it’s the perfect gift.
2010s SUGAR COOKIES
INGREDIENTS:
1 cup sugar ⅓ cup butter, softened ¼ cup shortening ½ teaspoon vanilla 1 egg 2 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon salt ⅔ cup sour cream
FROSTING INGREDIENTS:
1 tablespoon cream cheese, softened 3 ½ tablespoons butter, softened 1 tablespoon milk ½ teaspoon vanilla 2 cups powdered sugar
INSTRUCTIONS:
