http://community.tasteofhome.com/forums/14.aspxThis is an unmoderated area. We ask that you don’t use this section, but rather use the <a href="http://community.tasteofhome.com/forums/30.aspx">Recipes forum section</a> for recipe discussions.enCommunityServer 2007.1 (Debug Build: 20917.1142)http://community.tasteofhome.com/forums/thread/5892394.aspxSun, 11 Jan 2009 20:59:50 GMT4f9c320f-4976-407b-aaa6-a20a3bf3b498:5892394luebrown0http://community.tasteofhome.com/forums/thread/5892394.aspxhttp://community.tasteofhome.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=14&PostID=5892394<p>Cookie ornaments was a tradition my mother experienced as a child in the 1930's; her parents were 1st generation German Amercians and this was a German family tradition. The cookies were simply frosted with a powdered sugar glaze and sprinkled with colored sugar.</p>http://community.tasteofhome.com/forums/thread/5892393.aspxSun, 11 Jan 2009 20:59:50 GMT4f9c320f-4976-407b-aaa6-a20a3bf3b498:5892393Recipe-Bot0http://community.tasteofhome.com/forums/thread/5892393.aspxhttp://community.tasteofhome.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=14&PostID=5892393<p>Want to get a head start on your holiday baking? You can&#151;by making the goodies here for your Christmas tree! Simply whip up the cookies any time you want and store them plain in your freezer. Come Christmas, you can fix homemade frosting and do the decorating. Then tie on ribbons and hang the shapes on your evergreen. Of course, you can also create these treats for eating! If you do, start them from scratch at holiday time and keep them in an airtight container.</p><p><a href="http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/Christmas-Cookie-Ornaments">View this recipe now</a></p>