This old-fashioned cookie recipe for Jubilee Jumbles will easily become a Christmas go-to recipe that your friends and family will look forward to each year. These large-batch cookies are soft, puffy, and have a cake or muffin-like texture. Plus, once you add on a dollop of butter icing and a few festive sprinkles, these cookies immediately become an attractive, not to mention an extremely delicious holiday treat.

While recently chatting away with a lovely friend in town about cookie recipes, the subject of family favorite cookie recipes came up, and this friend absolutely gushed about her family’s treasured recipe for Jubilee Jumbles. A few weeks later, this same friend, named Patti, made a special stop by my house to actually share with me her family’s cherished cookie recipe.

Now, I will admit, that after a quick glance at the recipe, I wasn’t too sure about how it would turn out. There were ingredients listed but no actual directions. However, after doing a bit of research online, I began to feel a bit more confident that these cookies would indeed be something worth baking. Unlike the recipe Patti shared with me, most of the recipes I found online called for a dollop of icing on top, so I definitely decided to go with that addition.

So, what was the result? Was this retro cookie recipe actually worth baking? The answer was definitely a big ol’ yes. Imagine a lovely, light, and airy cookie, with a cake or muffin-like texture. Now, place a dollop of butter icing on top of that cookie with a few festive sprinkles. I can definitely see why Patti’s family treasures this old-fashioned recipe so much. It’s absolutely delightful.

Ingredients:

Cookies:

• 1/2 Cup Unsalted Butter, Softened
• 1 Cup of Light Brown Sugar, Packed
• 1/2 Cup Granulated Sugar
• 2 Eggs
• 1 Cup of Evaporated Milk
• 1 Tablespoon Vanilla
• 2 3/4 Cups All-Purpose Flour
• 1/2 Teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1 Teaspoon Kosher Salt

Butter Icing:

• 1/4 Cup Unsalted Butter
• 1 Cup of Powdered Sugar
• 1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla
• 1 to 2 Tablespoons of Hot Water

Directions:

Cookies:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugars together for 2 minutes on medium speed.
3. Add the eggs; mix for 1 minute.
4. Add the evaporated milk and vanilla; mix for 1 minute.
5. In a small bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
6. Add the flour mixture to the mixing bowl; mix by hand until the flour is just incorporated.
7. Use a cookie scoop or tablespoon to drop mounds of cookie dough onto a Silpat or parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
8. Bake for 9 minutes.
9. Place the cookies on a cooling rack until they have cooled completely.

Butter Icing:

1. When the cookies have cooled, melt the butter over medium heat in a small saucepan. Remove from heat when the butter has turned a golden brown color.
2. Whisk in the powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth.
3. Add enough hot water to turn the mixture into a spreadable glaze consistency.
4. Using a spoon, place a small dollop of icing on top of each cookie. Use the back of the spoon to spread the icing around in a circle in the middle of each cookie.

Suggestions:

• I suggest mixing the flour into this cookie batter by hand, to prevent overworking the dough.
• These cookies will spread a bit while baking, so make sure to only put 12 cookies on each baking sheet at a time.
• The cookies are done baking when they have puffed up and no longer have a wet appearance on top. Do not overbake these cookies or they will be dry.
• If your icing begins to thicken while icing the cookies, place it in the microwave for a few seconds to thin it back out.
• After icing the cookies, garnish immediately with sprinkles if desired.
• This recipe will yield approximately 4 dozen cookies.

Improvements:

• Sprinkle a few finely chopped pecans or almonds on top of the butter icing.
• Use lemon extract in the cookies in place of vanilla.
• Add a little bit of red or green food coloring to the butter icing.
• Don’t forget to check out all of Faith, Hope, Love, & Luck’s past cookie recipes. CLICK HERE to see a complete list. Make sure to scroll down the list and check out the special “Christmas Cookies” section for more great “Cookies for Santa” recipes.

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Old-Fashioned Jubilee Jumbles Cookies

Ingredients:

Cookies:
• 1/2 Cup Unsalted Butter, Softened
• 1 Cup of Light Brown Sugar, Packed
• 1/2 Cup Granulated Sugar
• 2 Eggs
• 1 Cup of Evaporated Milk
• 1 Tablespoon Vanilla
• 2 3/4 Cups All-Purpose Flour
• 1/2 Teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1 Teaspoon Kosher Salt
Butter Icing:
• 1/4 Cup Unsalted Butter
• 1 Cup of Powdered Sugar
• 1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla
• 1 to 2 Tablespoons of Hot Water

Directions:

Cookies:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugars together for 2 minutes on medium speed.
3. Add the eggs; mix for 1 minute.
4. Add the evaporated milk and vanilla; mix for 1 minute.
5. In a small bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
6. Add the flour mixture to the mixing bowl; mix by hand until the flour is just incorporated.
7. Use a cookie scoop or tablespoon to drop mounds of cookie dough onto a Silpat or parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
8. Bake for 9 minutes.
9. Place the cookies on a cooling rack until they have cooled completely.
Butter Icing:
10. When the cookies have cooled, melt the butter over medium heat in a small saucepan. Remove from heat when the butter has turned a golden brown color.
11. Whisk in the powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth.
12. Add enough hot water to turn the mixture into a spreadable glaze consistency.
13. Using a spoon, place a small dollop of icing on top of each cookie. Use the back of the spoon to spread the icing around in a circle in the middle of each cookie.

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