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Directions Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour baking pan. Cream butter and sugar. Gradually add flour. Mix well. May be rolled and cut or baked in a pan. Bake for 30 minutes, until slightly golden brown Ingredients: 2 cups (1 pound) butter 1 cup brown sugar 4 cups flour

On Christmas day, people sometimes make big bonfires and dance around them playing bagpipes. Bannock cakes made of oatmeal are usually eaten at Christmas. In Scotland, Christmas had traditionally been celebrated very quietly, because the Church of Scotland - the Presbyterian Church - has never placed any great emphasis on the Christmas festival, However, the Scots who are members of the Church of England or other churches generally celebrate Christmas in the same way as the English people do, however because some people who disapproved of Christmas for they believed that there was too much riotous festivity that went on. Nowadays these things are held at Hogmanay, but they do celebrate Christmas with some very interesting customs. Scottish Christmas Tree

Calls Santa Claus, Santa Claus Wears a kilt holds bag pipes

people sometimes make big bonfires and dance around them playing bagpipes. Interesting Facts: In the days leading to Christmas, these lights are smashed up one by one by young people so that only one or two remain at the top of the tree by Christmas Eve.