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 . . . .

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

I'll Eat Any Cookie! - Ice Cream Cookies

Well, pretty much anyway. I made these cookies last week with Sarah and debated whether or not to post this one. But you can see that I decided to be true to my word. You can also see that candy corn doesn't do well in the oven. It melts. We probably could have used gum drops if we had had them. Or maybe pushed the candy into the warm cookies right out of the oven. They tasted way better than they looked. The dough was quite dry - I didn't add anything. I just molded the dough into balls to bake. It tastes good, and was fun to make. I have no idea why they are named Ice Cream Cookies. This was in the little recipe book written by me, probably from Primary or elementary school - "Linda's Miniature Cookbook."

ICE CREAM COOKIES
6 tbsp. butter or margarine
6 tbsp. confectioners' sugar
1 beaten egg yolk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup sifted enriched flour
Thoroughly cream butter and sugar; add egg yolk and vanilla; beat well. Add flour. Drop from teaspoon onto ungreased cookie sheet. If desired, decorate with bits of candied fruit, nuts, or candies. Bake in moderate over (350°F) 15 to 20 min. Makes two dozen.

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