The Original Half Moon Cookies Recipe

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The  Original Half Moon Cookies
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Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 cups cake flour
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 3/4 cup sour milk (add 1 tblspn of vinegar to milk)
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Directions:

  1. Cream together shortening and sugar and then add beaten egg and vanilla.
  2. Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and nutmeg.
  3. Add alternately mixture of sifted flour ingreidents and the soured milk to the creamed shortening mixture batter should be thick drop by tablespoons (one on top of the other to give it height one unlevel on bottom one level on top) onto cookie trays bake at 375 for 8-10 minutes until lightly brown on bottoms.
  4. Cool completely and frost one side with pure white frosting and the other with dark chocolate frosting you can make your own or used canned.
  5. If the batter comes out soupy or sticky I add additional flour
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 445.37 Kcal (1865 kJ)
Calories from fat 181.02 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 20.11g 31%
Cholesterol 32.01mg 11%
Sodium 527.41mg 22%
Potassium 227.5mg 5%
Total Carbs 61g 20%
Sugars 20.04g 80%
Dietary Fiber 1.26g 5%
Protein 5.5g 11%
Vitamin C 1.8mg 3%
Iron 3.4mg 19%
Calcium 56.3mg 6%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 363.37 Kcal (1521 kJ)
Calories from fat 147.69 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 16.41g 31%
Cholesterol 26.12mg 11%
Sodium 430.31mg 22%
Potassium 185.61mg 5%
Total Carbs 49.77g 20%
Sugars 16.35g 80%
Dietary Fiber 1.03g 5%
Protein 4.49g 11%
Vitamin C 1.5mg 3%
Iron 2.8mg 19%
Calcium 46mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 10.3
    Points
  • 12
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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