These are excellent and quite pretty on a plate. Alexa *********************************************************** Holly Berry Cookies Servings: 12 Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup white sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 3/4 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup butter, chilled 1 egg 1/4 cup milk 2/3 cup seedless raspberry jam 2 cups confectioners' sugar 2 tablespoons milk 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/4 cup cinnamon red hot candies 4 drops green food coloring Directions: 1. In a large bowl combine the flour, white sugar, ground cinnamon, baking powder and salt. Cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. In a small bowl beat the egg and 1/4 cup of milk. Add this to the crumb mixture until the dough is moistened. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. 2. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). 3. On a lightly floured surface roll out the dough to 1/8 inch thick. Cut with a 2 inch round cookie cutter. Place on ungreased baking sheets. 4. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool on wire racks. Once cool spread jam on half of the cookies then top each with another cookie. 5. To Make Glaze: Combine the confectioners' sugar, 2 tablespoons milk and vanilla until smooth. Spread glaze over the cookie and decorate with red cinnamon candy before the glaze is set. Let dry. Using a small new paintbrush and green food coloring, paint holly leaves on cookies.

I found the Cookie Art Exchange which includes some recipes (look for Cookie Recipes in the left-hand column under "Brown Bag Cookie Art". Here are some additional recipes from the small booklet that came with my cookie mold, from Brown Bag Cookie Art: Chocolate Cookies Follow the recipe for Sugar Cookies at the web site, but add 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa to the sugar. Do not chill the dough. Mold as directed. =============================================== Orange Spice Cookies 1/2 cup butter - softened 1/2 cup light brown sugar - packed 1 egg (medium or large) 1 Tablespoon grated orange rind 1 tsp. grated lemon rind 1 Tablespoon orange liquor 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 1/4 tsp. ground cloves 1/8 tsp. allspice 1/4 tsp. salt 2 cups flour - scoop measured (use your measuring cup to scoop flour from the bag, then level) Thoroughly cream the softened butter and sugar together by hand or with a mixer. Beat in the egg (if using a mixer, use the slowest speed), the grated orange and lemon rinds, and the orange liquor. In a separate bowl, mix all the dry ingredients, then stir them into the butter mixture. Knead for a minute. Chill the dough for 30 minutes and mold cookies as directed. Bake at 350° in the top third of your oven for 10-12 minutes, or until the edges are nicely browned. ============== Enjoy! Jen

Dances, Thank you for the cookie recipe! I no longer have the stamina to mix a big batch of cookies together and then bake them all, but this is doable. Mix, put in fridge for when I want them, bake as many as I want at a time (I even used the toaster oven for a few), and they taste great! SharonG/FL

Bobby, your cookies look delicious! I'm going to try them soon, I'm in the mood for pumpkin things. And there is not one single thing wrong with your photo. It looks like real food prepared by a real person in a real home kitchen, for real people to eat. And that is really a lot more appetizing (and realistic) than the professional glossy magazine type of picture. That is not intended to put professional appearing photographs down. It's just my opinion of what seems 'right' for a forum like this. And I, too, have had some bad burns because I didn't pay attention. Good thing you had some Aloe Vera, that stuff is a very good thing! Rusty