Cream Horn Cookies (Lady Locks) (Inspired by Charm)

It's Christmas Cookie Week on IBC. Just kidding! But it is Christmas Cookie Day. I'm sharing my recipe for Cream Horn Cookies (a.k.a. Lady Locks). Plus, some of my blogger friends (a.k.a. #CookieSwapSquad) are joining in for a cookie swap! Everyone is linked at the bottom of this post so you can continue on with this cookie adventure.

You're also in for a surprise today because I'm sharing my free printable Christmas recipe cards! Say what!? We'll get to that in a minute.

Back to the cookies. . . Depending on where you live in the United States, you might be wondering what Cream Horn Cookies/Lady Locks are. I grew up knowing them as "Cream Horns," and for years they have been a Christmas staple on my Dad's side of the family. I assume my grandma was the one who started making them (I don't know for sure as she passed when I was quite young.) However, for as long as I can remember, they've been made by my Great Aunt Maggie.

I did a little research and found out that Cream Horn Cookies are more commonly known as Lady Locks and are a tradition here in Pittsburgh. It's customary here (and in St. Marys where I grew up) to have a cookie table at your wedding.This is literally a long table full of trays of homemade cookies. Apparently, Lady Locks are a staple on the cookie table.

I have never made them before, so I was super excited to give them a try and share them with you.

To make them, you'll need a mold to form the horn around. My Aunt Maggie uses a clothespin wrapped in foil, so that's what I did. You just wrap a piece of foil around a clothespin. It's as simple as that. However, if you're feeling fancy, you can certainly use a store-bought mold.

The filling is similar to a buttercream icing, but it also incorporates a milk-and-flour paste which felt very old-fashioned to me. Of course, you can fill these horns with whatever filling you like best.

The result is a flaky cookie horn filled with a sweet, creamy filling. What's not to love? I think these cream horns might be my dad's and brother's favorite cookie. I do love them but nothing will top my Cream Wafer Cookies!

Now, just in case you need a place to write down this recipe (or any others you come across this holiday season), you're going to need some cute recipe cards.

Thankfully, I have you covered with my free printable Christmas recipe card!

As you probably know, I've been sharing a recipe card each season for the past two years. This year, I decided to add two more cards to the bunch including one for Halloween and this Christmas recipe card.

I think they turned out beautifully. Don't you?

My favorite details are the adorable cat and dog on the front and the red car piled with packages on the back.

You can grab the free download here.

All of the recipe cards from 2016 and 2017 can be found here. I'll be sharing the Winter card, the final card in my 2017 series, next week. Stay tuned for that.