Cut with scalloped cutter ... using smaller cutter for center. Cover with white icing. Sprinkle with green sugar and decorate with clusters of berries made of red icing—leaves of green icing—to give the realistic effect of holly wreaths. BELLS [Illustration] Outline with red icing. Make clapper of red icing. (A favorite with children.) STOCKINGS [Illustration] Sprinkle colored sugar on toes and heels before baking. Or mark heels and toes of baked cookies with icing of some contrasting color. CHRISTMAS TREES [Illustration] Spread with white icing ... then sprinkle with green sugar. Decorate with silver dragées and tiny colored candies. TOYS [Illustration] (Drum, car, jack-in-the-box, etc.): Outline shapes with white or colored icing. ANIMALS [Illustration] (Reindeer, camel, dog, kitten, etc.): Pipe icing on animals to give effect of bridles, blankets, etc. BOYS AND GIRLS [Illustration] Pipe figures with an icing to give desired effects: eyes, noses, buttons, etc. [Sidenote: “Old country” Christmas treasures.] LEBKUCHEN ( (KEY) Recipe) _The famous old-time German Christmas Honey Cakes._ Mix together and bring to a boil ... ½ cup honey ½ cup molasses Cool thoroughly Stir in ... ¾ cup brown sugar 1 egg 1 tbsp. lemon juice 1 tsp. grated lemon rind [Illustration] Sift together and stir in ... 2¾ cups _sifted_ GOLD MEDAL Flour ½ tsp. soda 1 tsp. cinnamon 1 tsp. cloves 1 tsp. allspice 1 tsp. nutmeg Mix in ... ⅓ cup cut-up citron ⅓ cup chopped nuts Chill dough overnight. Roll small amount at a time, keeping rest chilled. Roll out ¼″ thick and cut into oblongs 1½ × 2½″. Place one inch apart on greased baking sheet. Bake until when touched lightly no imprint remains. While cookies bake, make Glazing Icing (_recipe below_). Brush it over cookies the minute they are out of oven. Then quickly remove from baking sheet. Cool and store to mellow. TEMPERATURE: 400° (mod. hot oven). TIME: Bake 10 to 12 min. AMOUNT: About 6 doz. 2″ × 3″ cookies. GLAZING ICING Boil together 1 cup sugar and ½ cup water until first indication of a thread appears (230°). Remove from heat. Stir in ¼ cup confectioners’ sugar and brush hot icing thinly over cookies. (_When icing gets sugary, reheat slightly, adding a little water until clear again._) ★ NURNBERGER _Round, light-colored honey cakes from the famed old City of Toys._ Follow (KEY) recipe above—_except_ in place of honey and molasses use 1 cup honey; and reduce spices (using ¼ tsp. cloves, ½ tsp. allspice, and ½ tsp. nutmeg ... with 1 tsp. cinnamon). Roll out the _chilled_ dough ¼″ thick. Cut into 2″ rounds. Place on greased baking sheet. With fingers, round up cookies a bit toward center. Press in blanched almond halves around the edge like petals of a daisy. Use a round piece of citron for each center. Bake just until set. _Immediately_ brush with Glazing Icing (_above_). Remove from baking sheet. Cool, and store to mellow.