Valentine Rich Rolled Cookies |
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 30 Minutes |
Ready In: 45 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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Very rich and buttery cookies from my friend Elisabeth. Just perfect for children, grandchildren and a few left over for us. A number of people have added that they baked the cookies for a longer time. I tried that, and my cookies burned. Then I realized it is because I roll them VERY thin. I measured a baked cookie, and it was 1/16 . So, if you roll them thin, pay attention to the time, if they are not quite that thin it will take more time than I stated in the recipe. Today, 4th of July, we made Independance Day cookies. I baked them for 5 minutes. My sister-in-law says what makes them so good is how thin I roll them. Ingredients:
1 cup butter (yes, 2 sticks!) |
2/3 cup sugar |
1 large egg |
2 1/2 cups flour |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
1 teaspoon vanilla |
1 cup confectioners' sugar |
1 pinch salt |
1/4 teaspoon almond extract |
water |
2 egg whites |
3 cups confectioners' sugar |
fresh lemon juice, 1 lemon |
Directions:
1. Cream butter and sugar.
2. Beat in egg and flavoring.
3. Combine and add flour and salt.
4. Chill dough 3-4 hours.
5. Preheat oven to 350°F.
6. Roll thinly and cut.
7. Bake 5-7 minutes, (this is because I roll them very thin,you might want to cook them longer if you don't roll them thin - see other peoples notes).
8. Ice with either Almond or Royal Icing.
9. The Almond Icing is a thin icing that you can paint on the cookies. I actually use paint brushes, and have fun coloring the icing.
10. The Royal Icing dries hard. It can be used to glue tails back on kittens (cookies) and trunks on elephants. It also holds the cookies together better for shipping. I use a small metal spatula for spreading this, and use a lot of sprinkles and other adornments with this icing.
11. The amounts of sugar and liquid are flexible to your own preferred consistency.
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