{"id":659,"date":"2014-12-22T15:22:33","date_gmt":"2014-12-22T21:22:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crazy4fiction.com\/?p=659"},"modified":"2014-12-22T15:22:33","modified_gmt":"2014-12-22T21:22:33","slug":"25-days-of-crazy4fiction-christmas-cheer-week-4-holiday-treats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/25-days-of-crazy4fiction-christmas-cheer-week-4-holiday-treats\/","title":{"rendered":"25 Days of Crazy4Fiction Christmas Cheer, Week 4: Holiday Treats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hey, Crazy4Fiction readers. This is Alyssa, associate marketing manager at Tyndale House Crazy4Fiction. Every year since I can remember, my family has dedicated an entire day to baking Christmas cookies.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-641\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/12\/Crazy4Fiction-25-Days-of-Christmas.png\" alt=\"Crazy4Fiction 25 Days of Christmas\" width=\"500\" height=\"507\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We make a large assortment of cookies, from peanut butter to mint to molasses. But my favorite has always been the classic sugar cookie cutout. (If you are interested, my recipe is below.) After all of the cookies are baked, we make tons of frosting in all sorts of different colors and decorate the night away. Please enjoy watching my family\u2019s home video of our yearly tradition.<\/p>\n<p>ALYSSA\u2019S HOME VIDEO<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-659-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/12\/Christmas-Cookies-HD.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/12\/Christmas-Cookies-HD.mp4\">https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/12\/Christmas-Cookies-HD.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><strong>Please enjoy watching my family\u2019s home video of our yearly tradition made by my brother, Zac Dixon from Identity Visuals.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>ALYSSA\u2019S RECIPE:<\/p>\n<p>White Butter Sugar Cookies<\/p>\n<p>Cream together in a mixing bowl:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 cup of butter<\/li>\n<li>1 cup of sugar<\/li>\n<li>2 eggs, beaten<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mix together in a separate bowl:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3 cups of flour<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp cream of tartar<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp baking soda<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp vanilla<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mix dry and wet ingredients together.<\/p>\n<p>Chill dough for at least an hour and then bake at 375 degrees for 10-15 minutes or until cookies are golden brown.<\/p>\n<p><strong>There\u2019s just something special about Christmas cooking that can always evoke a memory. Below, America\u2019s favorite Duck Commander family, the Robertsons, share their favorite holiday treats.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Miss Kay\u2014Lizzy\u2019s cookies. They have candied cherries inside them.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Willie\u2014turkey<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Korie\u2014crawfish pie<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>John Luke\u2014fried shrimp<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sadie\u2014sweet potato casserole<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">~*~<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>What about you, readers? Any favorite Christmas recipes you cannot wait to start baking this season? Perhaps you have a favorite cookie, like I do, that you wait for all year round! Would love to hear your thoughts in the comments!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey, Crazy4Fiction readers. This is Alyssa, associate marketing manager at Tyndale House Crazy4Fiction. 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