"Santa's Whiskers" Cookies
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10-12
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60 cookies Contains nuts, Good for parties/potlucks |
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Belspar says:
This recipe always is a request. I use 1/2 green and 1/2 red candied cherries and pecans chopped fine. Easy to make ahead and slice and bake when needed too.
12/9/2016 6:33:24 PM
vivaciousredhed62 says:
Hi---I make these with 1/2 C. butter + 1/4 C. shortening. No margarine. And they are simply delicious! I use only red chopped cherries, and short, sweetened coconut (it makes the best whiskers without burning!). To those who omit the coconut: The toasted coconut adds tremendously to the wonderful flavor of these cookies. Try it some time! : )
12/22/2014 4:53:27 PM
hotchile1 says:
This recipe is from a 1960'single Bether Homes and Garden Holiday cookbook. My mom made them every Christmas since I was 8 yrs old. I'm 61 now and it has been a tradition in my home for the 50+ years. I remember leaving these cookies for Santa. One thing I changed was adoing in the coconut into dough and then making them drop cookies. Thank you for posting as this year all my cookbooks are in storage.
12/16/2014 8:46:49 PM
giggleschuckles says:
I found the dough to dry to roll and it just crumbled. i added a tbsp extra margerine and milk and it seemed to work better. tasty cookies though!
11/22/2014 11:30:39 PM
cjudd says:
the best food i have tasted!!! :-) by hunter
12/12/2012 11:27:04 PM
mrscrunch722 says:
made these, r they ever sooo goood
12/12/2012 1:21:01 PM
ryan2004 says:
yum yum
11/28/2012 10:19:33 AM
princesskrt says:
i just made them for my daughter to try and then yelled can we make these for santa !?
11/25/2012 7:27:18 PM
stitchywoman says:
YUMMY this is one of my most favorite christmas cookies out there! It's crunchy on the outside, but soft on the inside. I make them a drop cookie instead, eliminated the coconut, and rolling it into a log and chilling it. I mix them up and then drop them on the cookie sheet. I also gave them more color by using 1/2 red cherries and 1/2 green cherries. Walnuts work just as well as the pecans. Can't wait to make a batch or more for this Christmas season. Santa will just have to find another house to eat these cookies. I don't share them with anyone!
11/15/2012 10:10:45 AM
lora says:
I made these last christmas and they were delicious but I could not get the coconut to stick. Any suggestions????? I tried to dampen the outside of log but they didn't stick.... help. I would give them 5 stars if the cococut would stick.
