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Prep Time: 25 Minutes Cook Time: 15 Minutes |
Ready In: 40 Minutes Servings: 60 |
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These cookies remind me of 'mothball candy' I used to buy with dimes Grandma gave me, remembers field editor Deanna Richter of Elmore, Minnesota. Ingredients:
1 cup shortening |
3/4 cup sugar |
1 egg |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
2-1/2 cups king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour |
1/2 teaspoon baking powder |
1/8 teaspoon salt |
3/4 cup whole hazelnuts |
glaze: |
2 cups confectioners' sugar |
3 tablespoons water |
2 teaspoons vanilla extract |
granulated sugar or about 60 crushed sugar cubes |
Directions:
1. In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the dry ingredients and gradually add to creamed mixture.
2. Roll heaping teaspoonfuls of dough into balls; press a hazelnut into each and reshape balls. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets.
3. Bake at 375° for 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on wire racks. In a bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, water and vanilla until smooth; dip tops of cookies in glaze. Sprinkle with sugar. Yield: about 5 dozen.
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