Christmas Cookies, 2012

Here is another one of my cookie recipes. These are not recipes reserved just for Christmas.  But this happens to be the time that I like to make cookies. It's nice to be able to have the oven going without heating the kitchen as much as you would in the summer!   A little extra heat during the winter, always feels a little better. And making cookies to give away, always warms your heart too!

Farmer Boy Blueberry Shortbread Squares

Ingredients:

• 1/2 Cup of cold butter (unsalted)
• 1 1/2 Cup of all-purpose flour
• 1/2 Cup of sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt
• 1/4 teaspoon of baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon of Chinese 5 Spice
• 1 egg yolk
• 1/2 teaspoon of cold water
• 3/4 Cup of blueberries

Directions: In a large bowl, cut in the butter with the flour, salt, powder, spice and sugar.  Mix in the egg yolk, using the cold water to help the cutting in process.  Pour about 3/4 of this mixture into an ungreased square pan.  Press it in the bottom of the pan.  *Spread the berries over the top and then add the rest of the mix on top of that.

Bake at 375 degrees F. for 30 to 35 minutes.

Remove the pan to cool completely, before cutting into squares. 

*Note: If you are using frozen berries, make sure to drain the liquid from the berries, as you thaw them out before using them.

"Blue is without doubt a heavenly color, but it is better in the skies than in one's mind." Laura Ingalls Wilder

(It is okay in a berry too!)

I hope you'll try this recipe and then come back here and leave a comment about it. Thanks. The Old Man in the Bib Overalls