The Color of the Season

Well, one of 'em, anyways!  I'm back to my cookie monster ways....who needs more sugar?  No one?  Fine.  Who wants more sugar?  Yup, that's what I thought.  Lets DO IT!

Cookie #1: Red Velvet cookies!  Confession.  These are somewhat of a cheat.  I saw the recipe online (nope, not my own) and it even called for cheaters cookie mix...though I tweaked it to fit what I had on hand!  Ah well.  See, I don't like Red Velvet cake, but Mama TFB adores it, so I made these for her.  The hubster gave them two thumbs up.  (I cram food in his mouth quite a bit :-P)

Ingredients
1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz)  sugar cookie mix

1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/4 cup greek yogurt
1 tablespoon red food color
1 egg
1 cup cream cheese frosting

1/4 cup chopped walnuts

Mix together first 6 ingredients until smooth dough forms.  Drop by spoonfuls on ungreased cookie sheets.  Bake for 9-11 minutes at 375.  Let cool on wire racks for at least 30 minutes.  Grind nuts (I have a cool grinder but the ole rolling pin to a zip lock bag works).  Frost.  sprinkle with nuts.  Heaven.

Cookie #2....Almond Crescents!  These are Uncle Alan's faves, and, let's face it, he's a pretty cool guy, so we're gonna give him the cookies he likes!  These guys are pretty simple.  Take your basic sugar cookie recipe, add in 1/2 cup cornstarch, and  one cup ground almonds. Roll  dough into one inch logs, shape into crescents.  Bake at 375 for 8-10 minutes.  Let cool completely, dust with confectioner's sugar.  Makes about 5 dozen.

Yum, yum yum!  And since my toosh spent 2 hours on the trainer this morning watching White Christmas, guess who's gonna "sample" these babies to make sure they are safe to serve?  (hint-it's not the hubster). 

One more day of cookies then its partay time!