Julia's Collections

When my mother passed away 20 years ago, my sisters and I had the not-so-fun job of going through her treasures. No one spoke for her recipe collections, so I grabbed them. You see, my mom was a fantastic cook. It seemed a shame to me to have those recipes go unclaimed! Well, here we are, 20 years later; and those recipes have rested in their special place on my closet shelf waiting to be tried . . . .

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Out of Cookies? - Frozen Cookies

Well, not quite. But I had to make something today. Cookies are always an easy choice. I made "Frozen Cookies." No, they weren't frozen at any step of the making, so I have no idea how they got the name. They were easy to make and quite tasty - a little hint of cinnamon & cloves provides the unexpected in a rather plain looking cookie. I cut the recipe in half and got about 20 cookies.

1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1/3 cup butter
1/2 cup shortening
2 eggs beaten
1½ cups cake flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. cloves
Cream sugar and shortening. Add eggs and beat well. Mix and sift remaining dry ingredients. Add to first mixture, mixing well. Add enough more sifted flour so that you can work dough into long, round roll or press it into freezing tray of refrigerator. Let chill thoroughly in refrigerator for about 3 hours. Slice thin & bake on cookie sheets. Pre heated oven temperature 400°F. Time: 7 minutes or until done. Makes 4 dozen.

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