May Day Cookies
Recipe: #18281
March 29, 2015
"Recipe source: America's Best Lost Recipes Cookbook"
Original is 36 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (20.6 g)
- Calories 85.2
- Total Fat - 3.2 g
- Saturated Fat - 0.6 g
- Cholesterol - 5.1 mg
- Sodium - 52.8 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 13.5 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.3 g
- Sugars - 8.1 g
- Protein - 0.8 g
- Calcium - 17.6 mg
- Iron - 0.4 mg
- Vitamin C - 0 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
In a bowl whisk dry ingredients (flour - nutmeg) together.
Step 2
In a measuring cup whisk together the molasses and egg yolk.
Step 3
Using an electric mixer a t medium high speed beat the shortening and sugar together until fluffy (2 -5 minutes). Reduce speed to medium and and the molasses/egg yolk mixture and beat until combined. Add the flour mixture and beat until combined.
Step 4
Press the dough int a 4 inch disk and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate until chilled (2 hours or up to 24 hours).
Step 5
Preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
Step 6
Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
Step 7
On a floured board roll the dough out to a 1/4 inch thick circle and cut rounds with a 2-inch cookie cutter (we use a coffee cup), spacing them 1 inch apart on the prepared cookie sheet. Gather remaining scrapes and re-roll and repeat cutting out cookies.
Step 8
Bake for 12-15 minutes or until cookies are set in the middle.
Step 9
Cool cookies on the cookie sheet for 20 minutes or until cool.
Tips
No special items needed.
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