Heavy cookies
Heavy cookies recipe in the christmas category
Recipe ingredients:
- 3/4 pound, 3 sticks, butter, softened
- 2 1/4 cups sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup milk
- 8 cups, more or less, all-purpose unbleached flour
Recipe method:
- Cream the butter and sugar.
- Add the egg and beat well.
- Beat in the nutmeg.
- Dissolve the baking soda in the milk.
- Add to creamed mixture, alternating with flour.
- Start with less flour and gradually add more until dough is the consistency for rolling.
- Chill dough in several batches.
- When well chilled, remove from refrigerator, one batch at a time.
- Dough may need to soften slightly before rolling.
- Roll to thickness of about 1/4 inch.
- Cut out with large cookie cutters.
- Place on greased cookie sheets.
- Bake at 375 degrees F for approximately 10 minutes.
- Remove from cookie sheets and cool.
- Cookies will be somewhat tough. If too tough, you added to much flour.
- Store in airtight containers.
- Cookies are best if allowed to set several days before serving.
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