Nut horns with cream cheese

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Grandma Stella’s Cream Cheese Nut Horns by Allison Donel This recipe originally came from Uncle Butch’s mother back in 1946 or ’47. Uncle Butch was my grandma’s brother-in-law. However, I associate them most with my Grandma Stella, and have thus given her the credit. For the dough: 1 pound sweet cream butter (using anything less would be a desecration) 1 pound cream cheese 4 cups flour Mix all ingredients using a pastry blender or stand mixer. If you’re using a stand mixer, you may want to…

I love throwing a themed holiday party on Christmas Eve each year for Eddie's Family. Growing up as a family we always celebrated Christ...

Ah and here is our famous recipe. Everyone asks us for these cookies every holiday season, and it has come to be that time again! We have made them tonight to take to our friend’s house tomorrow for...

This recipe is very special to me, because every time I make these Nut Horns, I think of the two ladies who shared it with me,

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These are my favorite, a recipe from my mom. I make the dough, divide it into thirds and freeze it. Then I thaw in the fridge, roll and bake when I have time. The baked cookies freeze well too!

I love throwing a themed holiday party on Christmas Eve each year for Eddie's Family. Growing up as a family we always celebrated Christ...

Every year, around this time I find myself in full on baking mode. It is a rarity for me to bake, but winter break brings it out in me year after year. On the top of my list of holiday favorites and ones that remind me of childhood are my Mom’s mini cream horns. My Mom learned this recipe from a seasoned baker at church--which is where most of the best recipes come from I have found. These mini cream horns started out as an idea to bring to a party and became such a big hit that my Mom began