Watkins Christmas Cookies

Posted on December 23, 2009 
Filed Under Watkins Cinnamon, Watkins Recipes, Watkins Vanilla

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Background Information

This outstanding Christmas Cookie recipe has been a favorite in Watkins cookbooks for many years.  I collect Watkins cookbooks and found this easy to fix Christmas Cookies Recipe in an older Watkins Cook Book published back in 1936.  At the time, the 1936 Watkins Cook Book was the greatest selling cookbook of all time — with over 2 million copies sold.  This recipe is a great way to use Watkins Cinnamon, Watkins Baking Powder and any individual one of the following 3 Watkins extracts you might have on hand (Watkins Double-Strength Vanilla, Watkins Almond Extract or Watkins Lemon Extract).

Ingredients

Cooking Instructions

Cream butter, add sugar, followed by well-beaten eggs, nuts and Watkins Vanilla (or Lemon Extract, or Almond Extract).  Sift flour, salt, Watkins Cinnamon, Watkins Baking Powder and mix thoroughly. 

Roll on floured board.  Cut in fancy shapes, brush over dough with the white of an egg.  Baked in a greased pan or cookie sheet in preheated oven at 375 to 400 degrees F for 10 minutes.

Note:  The original 1936 recipe called for baking in a “Quick Oven” for 10 minutes.  Some research of vintage recipe terms found that a “quick oven” reference generally indicated a temperature of 375 to 400 degrees F, as opposed to a “slow oven” of 300 degrees F.  I can only assume that these references were to control knobs on ovens during the 1930′s.  More than likely, today’s more modern thermostat controls and precise temperature measurements did not exist on most ovens.  I’ve found that in our own oven these cookies turn out best when cooked at 375 degrees F for 12 minutes.

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