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Christmas Cookies

These recipes were are from Veronica St. Denis, forwarded to me by Denise Denton. 
Denise said that every Christmas, Grandma would bake cookies for weeks and 
send them to her children and grandchildren who couldn't be home for the holidays.

Denise said that her and her daughters try to keep the tradition alive with Grandma's recipes! 

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BOURBON BALLS

2 1/2 C Vanilla wafers finely chopped (use blender of food processor to make this easy!)
1 Cup confectioners sugar (Powdered Sugar)
3 T. Cocoa - Hershey's in the Brown Box - not powdered mix!
1 C finely chopped walnuts
3 T Corn Syrup - KARO - WHITE
Mix all above ingredients then add
1/2 C BOURBON (you can substitute Rum if you prefer)
Stir in
Shape into I inch balls and roll in powdered sugar. Store for 30 days in plastic bags. Keep in 
airtight container. Makes approx 36 balls.

WARMS YOU UP ON A COLD NIGHT!

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FUDGE ROLLS

DOUGH
1/2 C Soft margarine (1 stick)
2 C. Flour
8 oz. Cream cheese - REGULAR - NOT FLAVORED

FILLING
2-12 oz. Bags of chocolate chips
melt in pan, ADD
1 Can Sweetened Condensed Milk - EAGLE BRAND
mix well - ADD
1 Cup Chopped Walnuts

Make dough first and refrigerate while you are making the filling.
Split dough in half and roll into rectangles. Spread half the filling 3 inches thick and 2 
inches wide on each rectangle.. Wrap dough around filling, tucking the ends in.
Bake at 375o until top is light golden in color. COOL. Drizzle with a glaze of powdered 
sugar and milk. Make glaze fairly stiff. Can decorate with "Jimmies" if you'd like.
MAKES 2 LOGS.
VERY FANCY LOOKING AND VERY, VERY GOOD - LIKE FUDGE!

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BUTTER BALL COOKIES

1 C (2 sticks) butter / softened - DON'T USE MARGARINE FOR THESE 
2 1/4 C. Flour
1/4 C Sugar
1 C Walnuts - Chopped
Mix butter, sugar and flour by hand. Add nuts. Mix well. Roll batter into balls 
the size of whole walnuts (about 1 1/2 inches). Put on ungreased cookie sheet. 
Bake at 350o for 12 minutes. Cool. Roll in powdered sugar when cool. Cover 
tightly to store.
THESE MELT IN YOUR MOUTH! (Approx. 3 dozen cookies)

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CHOCOLATE DROP COOKIES

1 C. soft margarine (2 sticks)
1 C. Hersey's cocoa - not hot chocolate mix - but real cocoa
1 1/2 C Milk
4 tsp. Baking powder
1 tsp vanilla
1 - 12 oz. Bag of Chocolate chips
1 C sugar
3 eggs
4 1/2 C Flour
1 tsp. Baking soda
1 C. Chopped walnuts
Mix all ingredients with mixer. Drop by teaspoonful onto greased cooking 
sheet. Bake at 375o for 8-10 minutes. Frost with a glaze of powdered sugar 
mixed with a little milk when cool.
Makes 5-6 dozen
WONDERFUL CHOCOLATE TASTE!