{"id":1555,"date":"2018-12-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stolenmomentscooking.com\/index.php\/2018\/12\/12\/santas-whiskers-cookies\/"},"modified":"2023-03-04T19:57:04","modified_gmt":"2023-03-04T19:57:04","slug":"santas-whiskers-cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stolenmomentscooking.com\/santas-whiskers-cookies\/","title":{"rendered":"Santa’s Whiskers Cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NOW (December 12, 2018) \u2013 These cookies are still a favorite and they\u2019ve been at the top of my cookie baking list for the past 9 years running. I look forward to them all year.<\/p>\n

We are prepping for baking day this coming Saturday. We\u2019ve been doing an all-family day every Christmas season for at least the past 7 years. The kids all sit around the table and work on cookies together \u2013 whether it\u2019s frosting sugar cookies, rolling out truffles, or dipping pretzels in chocolate. They each take turns helping me in the kitchen with different batches that don\u2019t require \u201cextra\u201d work beyond mixing and baking. It\u2019s one of our highlights of each season and I\u2019m so happy that it\u2019s become a tradition. We\u2019re all looking forward to our first baking day in the new house!<\/p>\n

THEN (December 13, 2009) \u2013\u00a0As much as I enjoy trying out new cookie recipes each Christmas, I think there\u2019s something to be said for the old standards. There are certain cookies that I just have to make year in and year out. Then there are those cookies that I remember from my childhood and am just now getting around to making for my kids.<\/p>\n

These Santa\u2019s Whiskers are one of those kind of cookies. I know my mom made them one year when I was growing up and I\u2019ve always remembered them fondly. For years I\u2019ve wanted to make them, but they were always an afterthought that got added to my list last.<\/p>\n

So this year, I decided I had to make them and added them right to the top of the list. I am so glad I did too. Everyone loved them. I think my husband ate 3 or 4 in about 2 seconds. He\u2019s a pretty smart guy though\u2026he knows a plate of cookies never last too long around here. (That\u2019s why I put 3\/4 of the dough in the freezer!)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Santa\u2019s Whiskers Cookies<\/h3>\n
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Prep Time<\/span>15 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div>
Cook Time<\/span>15 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div>
Total Time<\/span>30 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n
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Course: <\/span>Dessert<\/span><\/div>
Keyword: <\/span>Cookies<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Ingredients<\/h3>
  • 1<\/span> cup<\/span> butter<\/span><\/li>
  • 1<\/span> cup <\/span> sugar<\/span><\/li>
  • 1<\/span> tsp<\/span> vanilla<\/span><\/li>
  • 1 1\/2<\/span> tbsp<\/span> milk<\/span><\/li>
  • 3\/4<\/span> cup<\/span> maraschino cherries, diced, plus 1 t. juice from the jar<\/span><\/li>
  • 1<\/span> cup<\/span> coconut<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n

    Instructions<\/h3>
    • Beat the butter and sugar together until fluffy. Add vanilla and milk and beat until combined.<\/span><\/div><\/li>
    • Add flour, mixing just until incorporated. By hand or with the mixer, work the cherries and the teaspoon of juice into the dough.<\/span><\/div><\/li>
    • Separate dough in half and form each half into a 8 or 9 inch log. Roll each half in coconut to cover. Wrap in freezer paper or plastic wrap and freeze for about 30 minutes, until firm.<\/span><\/div><\/li>
    • Slice the logs of dough into cookies, about 1\/4 inch wide. Place on baking sheets and bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes. Cool on wire racks.<\/span><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Hints of coconut and cherry make these festive and fun cookies a hit with kids of all ages. Perfect for making ahead and freezing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3088,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","wpupg_custom_link":[],"wpupg_custom_link_behaviour":[],"wpupg_custom_image":[],"wpupg_custom_image_id":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"modified_by":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stolenmomentscooking.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1555"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stolenmomentscooking.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stolenmomentscooking.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stolenmomentscooking.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stolenmomentscooking.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1555"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/stolenmomentscooking.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1555\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5392,"href":"https:\/\/stolenmomentscooking.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1555\/revisions\/5392"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stolenmomentscooking.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3088"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stolenmomentscooking.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stolenmomentscooking.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stolenmomentscooking.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}