Paul says the church is “built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets” (Eph. 2:20). I conclude that all we need to know for salvation and sanctification has been given to us through the teaching of the apostles and prophets, and that this teaching is now found in the Scriptures. Now that God has spoken in the last days through His Son (Heb. 1:2), we don’t need further words from Him to explain what Jesus Christ has accomplished in His ministry, death, and resurrection. Instead, we are “to contend for the faith that was delivered to the saints once for all” through the apostles and prophets (Jude 3).

Thomas Schreiner

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Grains		Christmas, Cookies	60	Cookies

INGREDIENTS

3/4	c	Unsalted butter; room temp
3/4	c	Sugar
1	lg	Egg
2	c	Flour
1/3	c	Sweetened coconut; shredded
1/2	ts	Vanilla or coconut extract
1/2	ts	Peppermint extract
1	ds	Red food colouring

INSTRUCTIONS

1.  Chop coconut in food processor until finely pulverized.  Set aside.
2.  In large bowl with mixer, beat butter and sugar until blended.  Beat in
egg until pale and fluffy.  With mixer on low, beat in flour just until
blended.
3.  Divide dough in half.  Into one half, mix coconut and vanilla.  Into
other half, mix peppermint extract and red food colouring.  Chill both 1
hr, until firm enough to handle.
4.  Working with small amount of each at a time, roll into 1/4"-thick rope.
Cut into 3" lengths and twist red and white piece together to make each
cookie.  Place 1" apart on ungreased cookie sheet and shape into candy
canes.
5.  Bake at 350F for 8-10 mins until bottoms are just barely golden.  Cool
on rack.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Per cookie:
48    calories, 3g fat (56% CFF)
10 mg chol, 26mg sodium
Contributor:  Woman's Day, Nov 22/94
Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 252 by Cathleen
<catht@interlog.com> on Nov 13, 1997

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