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13. My mother got a Mirro cookie press in the early 1960s. You can still find many, many recipes online for

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Thu Dec 14, 2023, 10:00 PM

Dec 2023

the Mirro Cookie Press. She produced cookies out the wazoo for years with that thing and people still rave about them. Among the best were Spritz cookies that were in the shape of Christmas tree and with colored sprinkles and cheese straws (she was famous for these!) She also made pecan tassies--famous recipe from somewhere in the South. She was a great Mom, nurse, cook, baker, food producer, inspiration to her children and grandchildren, and she was also a WAC serving her country in WWII.

Pecan tassies are easy to make, and here's an easy recipe: https://www.pamperedchef.com/recipe/Desserts/Holiday/Pecan+Tassies/9673

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What is your favorite Christmas cookie ??? Can you please some recipes? [View all] Trueblue1968 Dec 2023 OP

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Can you substitute brandy flavoring instead? Trueblue1968 Dec 2023 #6

I don't see why not chowmama Dec 2023 #8

Mennonite peppernuts Cairycat Dec 2023 #7

I have heard the name of the cookie but never tasted it. What does it taste like ? Trueblue1968 Dec 2023 #9

yeah, gingerbread, but the anise Cairycat Dec 2023 #10

I love the flavor of anise. Trueblue1968 Dec 2023 #12

My mother got a Mirro cookie press in the early 1960s. You can still find many, many recipes online for japple Dec 2023 #13

That Mirro Christmas Tree recipe is my favorite! woodsprite Dec 2023 #14

Pressed cookies are so fun and pretty. Trueblue1968 Dec 2023 #15