BUTTERSCOTCH ROLLED COOKIES

Rolled cookies for the Christmas holidays

I almost never make these cookies except at Christmas time. They just seem to be Christmas cookies. (I did make a batch of heart shaped ones last Valentine's day for my then-fiance.) I usually make these cookies in Christmas shapes and frost them with green and red frosting. This is a good recipe for kids to help out with.

Ingredients

(3 dozen)

Cookies

200 g brown sugar
2.5 ml salt
100 g soft butter
1 egg
2.5 ml vanilla
175 g flour, sifted
2.5 ml baking powder
1 ml baking soda
1 ml cinnamon

Glaze

200 g confectioners sugar
1 egg white, slightly beaten
15 g melted butter
0.5 ml salt
2.5 ml vanilla
food coloring (optional)

Procedure

Mix sugar, salt and butter thoroughly. Add egg and vanilla, and beat till fluffy.
Sift flour, baking powder, soda, and cinnamon and add to mixture.
Chill well, several hours, or over night.
Make the glaze: mix the glaze ingredients together until smooth.
Roll the dough out until it is 3 mm thick. Cut into fancy shapes and bake on ungreased cookie sheet for 8-10 minutes at 175C Let cool, and glaze.

Notes

It helps to keep most of the dough in the refrigerator while you are cutting shapes. It cuts much better when it is cold.

These are time-consuming and fairly difficult, but worth it.

Rating

Difficulty: moderate.
Time: 30 minutes preparation, overnight chill, 1 hour cutting and baking.
Precision: measure the ingredients.

Contributor

 
Katherine Rives Albitz 
Purdue University, Computer Science Dept. 
hpfcla!hpcnof!k_albitz@hplabs.hp.com

Recipe last modified: 30 Oct 86

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