Christmas Stars – We Love God!

In the past God spoke in a variety of forms. Listen to the opening verses from the book of Hebrews. 'God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways, in these last days has spoken to us in His Son' (Heb. 1:1-2a). In Jesus Christ, the Word of God became incarnate. His words are God's words. And His words were God's final and most supreme revelation to mankind. On that holy mountain the Father declared, 'This is My beloved Son, with whom I am well-pleased; listen to Him' (Mt. 17:5). Through Christ, Scripture is complete and sufficient for 'everything pertaining to life and godliness' (2 Pet. 1:3). God designed it whereby no other revelation would compete with that of His Son. From Genesis to Revelation, the Scriptures are closed, and Christ had the final say.

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Dairy	Mexican	Christmas, Cookies, Usenet	3	Dozen

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Solid shortening
		NOT butter
2/3	c	Granulated sugar
2		Eggs
1	t	Salt
1	t	Vanilla
1	t	Almond flavoring
2 3/4	c	Flour
1 1/2	c	Powdered sugar
2	T	Cream or milk
1 1/2	t	Vanilla, not Mexican
		unless you like
		tan frosting
		Food coloring

INSTRUCTIONS

Cream together the shortening and sugar.  Beat in the eggs, salt and
flavorings.  Stir in the flour until blended. Chill in the
refrigerator for an hour or two.  Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.  Roll
out on a floured surface to a  thickness of about 1/8 to 1/4 inch. Cut
with the cookie cutters of  your choice (this was always a cause for
argument in our family).  Bake on ungreased cookie sheets until tan
around the edges, about  8-10 minutes. Allow to cool.  Make the
frosting by beating together the sugar, milk and vanilla  until smooth.
Divide and color each portion. Frost the cookies.  NOTES    Frosted
cookie-cutter cookies -- My mom got this recipe many years  ago in a
cookbook that came in installments, so it didn't have a name  on the
binder and I don't know what it was called. She had us (the  kids) make
these cookies every year. Yield: 2-4 dozen.    These cookies are about
the only ones I know that taste better  cooked and cold than as raw
dough.    Cinnamon red hots make good eyes for animals or Santas.  :
Difficulty:  easy to moderate.  : Time:  15 minutes preparation, 2
hours chilling, 15 minutes rolling  and baking.  : Precision:  measure
the ingredients.  : Kate Hedstro'o'm  : UC San Diego, San Diego,
Calif., USA  : {ihnp4,decvax,ucbvax}!sdcsvax!sdcc6!ix403  : Copyright
(C) 1986 USENET Community Trust  From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster
collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

A Message from our Provider:

“Our hopelessness and our helplessness are no barrier to (God’s) work. Indeed our utter incapacity is often the prop He delights to use for His next act… We are facing one of the principles of Yahweh’s modus operandi. When His people are without strength, without resources, without hope, without human gimmicks – then He loves to stretch forth His hand from heaven. Once we see where God often begins we will understand how we may be encouraged. #Ralph Davis”

Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 1035 Calories From Fat: 41 Total Fat: 4.7g Cholesterol: 125.3mg Sodium: 854.5mg Potassium: 186.6mg Carbohydrates: 232.9g Fiber: 3.1g Sugar: 144.8g Protein: 16.3g