Line a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan with wax paper and set aside. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar with hand or stand mixer until light and fluffy. SOURCE: PUBLISHED WITH PERMISSION OF CAROL OTREMBA Let cookies dry on counter for half an hour before wrapping in plastic wrap. Use a small spatula to apply frosting on the beard, then cover the beard with flaked coconut. When cookies have fully cooled, use a pastry bag with a medium-sized tip to decorate the eyebrows, cap tassel, and mustache. Prepare a soft frosting by combining powdered sugar, butter and coconut flavoring, adding milk as necessary to reach desired consistency. Cover Santa's cheeks and cap with red colored sugar before baking.īake cookies for 12 minutes, or until Santa has a light tan. Use the red edible glue to color Santa's cheeks and cap with a fine artist brush. Dip each half in the white edible glue and use half a raisin for each of Santa's eyes (two raisin halves per cookie). To one portion of the edible glue, add two drops of red food coloring.Ĭut raisins in half and shape by hand into crescents. Make an edible decorator's glue by combining egg white with water, then divide in two parts. Using a fine artist brush and red food coloring, paint on lips. Place cookies on a lightly greased baking pan. I know they're time consuming to make, but the artistry in me really comes out when making those cookies. I've even tried making my own fortune cookies! But the (Santa Claus) cookies are a real special thing for the holidays, and I always make them. Otremba: I'm always looking for different cultural foods to add to my list, things from different countries. Times: What is your all-time favorite thing to bake? It really is a special treat for the holidays. I give them as gifts, and I brought them to potlucks when I was working. When I left home and started my own family, I got the recipe from my mother and started making them for my kids.
Otremba: Well, those (Santa Claus) cookies are a tradition in my family. Times: Why did you enter the Holiday Cookie Contest this year? I remember the first thing I made by myself was whipped cream, with sugar and vanilla, and I would get so upset when one of my sisters would try to do it for me, because I loved it so much! I was 5 years old then, but I still remember it so vividly. I helped my mom with baking, and I've loved it ever since. Otremba: I started cooking when I was real little, maybe grade school. Three questions with winner Carol Otremba Second runner up: Barb Brixius, Melt in your Mouth Lemon Cut Outs Winner: Carol Otremba, Santa Claus Cookiesįirst runner up: Anita Herold, Sour Cream Sugar Cookies
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