Old Fashioned Green Tomato Cookies |
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 15 Minutes |
Ready In: 35 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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These are wonderful..came up with the recipe while trying to use up green tomatoes at the end of the season. Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar |
1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened |
1 egg, well beaten |
1/2 cup milk |
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour |
2 teaspoons baking soda |
2 teaspoons cream of tartar |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
1/2 cup granulated sugar |
1 1/2 cups fresh green tomatoes, chopped |
1 lemon, rind and juice |
Directions:
1. In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch and tomato pieces. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until very thick. Add grated rind and juice of 1 lemon, stir well and heat again to bubbling. Chill thoroughly.
2. For the cookie batter, cream granulated sugar and butter till fluffy. Add egg and milk and blend well. In a small bowl, combine flour, soda, cream of tartar and salt. Add to creamed mixture and blend well Chill at least 1 hour.
3. To assemble cookies, roll chilled dough to 1/8 thickness and cut cookies with the outer ring of a doughnut cutter, or cookie cutter. Top half the cookies with 1 tbls of chilled filling. Using the center ring from the remaining half of the cut out cookies and place on top of filled halves. Crimp edges with a fork to seal and bake in a 350* oven 15-20 minutes, or until lightly browned.
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