The snow day on Saturday was perfect for filling the house with the scent of baking cookies and treats like those in a sweet shoppe. Outside was a picture of white drifts of falling snow and inside was filled with Christmas music and lots of sugar, butter and baking sheets.
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We made old favorites and a couple of new recipes. Lemon Tartlets (Jared’s request), Tassies, Chocolate covered Oreo Cookies, a Yummy Caramel Corn recipe I saw on several blogs, and a filled cookie that was one my mom and aunt made every year.
Family tradition Filled Turnover Cookies
Abbey enjoyed this baking day with mom 🙂 
After the dough is made and chilled, roll out on a lightly floured surface and cut into 3-inch circles.
Spoon the jam filling on half of each circle and fold dough over. Press edges together and crimp with a fork.
Place the cookies onto an ungreased cookie sheet, one inch apart. Brush the tops lightly with milk or cream and decorate with colored sugar.
Bake the cookies 8 to 10 minutes or until very light brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to a cooling rack.
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Sweet Shoppe
Filled Turnover Cookies
Yield: about 4 1/2 dozen cookies
INGREDIENTS
- 1/2 c. shortening
- 1 c. sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 2 1/2 c. flour
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. baking soda
- Jam for filling (Peach, apricot and cherry are our favorite)
- milk or light cream
- decorative sugar
- Maraschino cherries, drained and cut into quarters
DIRECTIONS
- With a mixer, mix thoroughly shortening, sugar, eggs and vanilla.
- In another bowl, whisk together the flour, salt and soda. Blend this into the shortening mixture.
- Wrap in plastic. Chill 1 hour.
- Heat oven to 400 degrees.
- Roll dough 1/16th inch thick on lightly floured cloth-covered board or counter top.
- Cut into 3 inch circles.
- Spoon about 1/2 teaspoon jam on half of each circle.
- Fold dough over filling press edges together. Crimp with a fork.
- Place 1-inch apart on ungreased baking sheet.
- Brush lightly with milk or cream. Sprinkle with colored sugar.
- Press a piece of Maraschino into the dough.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until very light brown.
- Remove immediately from baking sheet to a cooling rack.
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Your Christmas baking looks so YUMMY! And what's your secret for chocolate covered Oreos?? My sons love oreos! Have a Merry Christmas and thanks so much for your inspiration and sharing!
Nancy
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Have a joy-filled week and a wonderful Christmas!