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Delightfully Delicious Sandies, A Cookie for All Seasons

September 21, 2020 14 Comments

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Sandies, Festive Cookie for Christmas

A favorite of our family and undoubtedly anyone who has ever tasted this delightfully delicious cookie!

These delightfully delicious cookies rolled in powdered sugar when warm are so, well, delicious. We call them Sandies. There are many names for these cookies but they all mean delicious!

EASY to make for festive treat

My daughter who loves to bake and her younger cousin made these for us. Somehow we managed to save enough for Christmas morning It wasn’t easy. On Christmas morning while opening gifts,  Sandies are a perfect festive touch to our simple breakfast of warmed croissants, jellies, cheeses, ham slices, berries, juice, coffee and hot chocolate. Just slightly decadent!

We don’t usually make a cooked breakfast Christmas morning. We are under the illusion we eat less, saving room for the main meal later in the afternoon. Because our family will want something later, we’ll have a vegetable tray and maybe some cheeses like baked brie.

It is a quick easy to make cookie recipe with lots of star power for any occasion including ” just because” they are so delicious!

Delightfully Delicious Sandies

Easy to make cookies for the holidays and anytime!
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 25 minutes mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
Total Time 45 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 24 cookies

Equipment

  • mixing bowl, mixer, knife or mini chopper,cooling rack, cookie sheet
  • dinner plate or pie pan for powdered suger

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 2 teas water
  • 2 teas vanilla
  • 2 cup flour
  • 1 cup finely chopped pecans almonds can be substituted
  • 1/3 appx cup powdered sugar may need more or less

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees
  • Cream butter and sugar together
  • Add vanilla and water, mix well
  • Form the dough into a ball
  • Wrap in clear wrap and chill for over an hour
  • Shape chilled dough into small balls
  • Bake at 325 degrees for 20 minutes
  • Cool slightly on cooling rack
  • Roll warm cookie in powdered sugar
  • Cool completely
  • Store in air tight container
Keyword cookies,easy to make, Christmas cookie, pecans, powdered sugar, holiday food, wedding cookies, Mexican cookies, snowball cookies

The dough will keep for several days in plastic wrap in the refrigerator.  Just shape them into crescents or other shapes, bake and roll in powdered sugar for a different look.  Finely chopped almonds are a wonderful alternative to pecans.

Store in an air tight container.

enjoy!

Christmas Morning with Sandies, coffee and gifts

Other names for these delicious cookies is Crescents and Wedding cookies.  If you need a goodies for “Greek Day” in world cultures class, these are a traditional treat. Make them with almonds though!

Traditional Sandies for Christmas

Hope you enjoy the delightfully delicious cookies!

We are totally OKAY with serving cookies or pies for breakfast on occasion especially Christmas morning.

How about you? Did you serve special cookies or other sweets Christmas morning?

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  1. Linda says

    September 30, 2020 at 2:34 am

    These look so yummy!

    Reply
  2. Carol Karl says

    September 29, 2020 at 9:13 pm

    My mouth is watering – no – no sugar! Thanks for sharing this recipe.

    Reply
  3. Sara says

    September 28, 2020 at 10:57 am

    What a wonderful Christmas morning tradition!

    Reply
  4. Paula@SweetPea says

    September 23, 2020 at 5:43 pm

    I love a sandie cookie with a cup of coffee!

    Reply
  5. Maria says

    September 22, 2020 at 12:17 pm

    These look great! Perfect holiday recipe! Hope to try it. Pinned

    Reply
    • bushel and a pickle says

      September 22, 2020 at 2:20 pm

      Thank you Marie!

      Reply
  6. Rachel says

    September 22, 2020 at 12:59 am

    These look so delicious, Linda. Thank you for sharing. I pinned the recipe too.

    Reply
    • bushel and a pickle says

      September 22, 2020 at 2:20 pm

      Thanks Rachel. Have a good day!

      Reply
  7. Kim Purvis says

    September 22, 2020 at 12:08 am

    5 stars
    Yum! I haven’t tried a real pecan sandie! They look delishous. Thanks for the recipe.

    Reply
    • bushel and a pickle says

      September 22, 2020 at 2:18 pm

      So delicious,; you should give them a try!

      Reply
  8. KariAnne Wood says

    September 21, 2020 at 5:11 pm

    5 stars
    Yummm! These look amazing! What a great treat for any time—especially Christmas!

    Happy day!
    KariAnne

    Reply
    • bushel and a pickle says

      September 21, 2020 at 5:15 pm

      And so easy to make KariAnne too!

      Reply
  9. bushel and a pickle says

    September 21, 2020 at 4:41 pm

    Thanks Lori!

    Reply
  10. Lori Nell says

    September 21, 2020 at 3:46 pm

    These look absolutely delicious, Linda. Thank you for sharing this festive recipe!

    Reply

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