Subject: RECIPE: Christmas star cookies
From: ix403@sdcc6 (Kate Hedstrom)
Date: 19 Dec 86 02:55:19 GMT
Newsgroups: mod.recipes

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.RH MOD.RECIPES-SOURCE XMAS-STARS D "29 Nov 86" 1986
.RZ "CHRISTMAS STARS" "Frosted cookie-cutter cookies"
My mom got this
recipe many years ago in a cookbook that came in installments,
so it didn't have a name on the binder and 
I don't know what it was called. She had us (the kids) make
these cookies every year.
.IH "2\-4 dozen"
.SH		COOKIES
.IG "1 cup" "solid shortening" "220 g"
(not butter)
.IG "2/3 cup" "granulated sugar" "125 g"
.IG "2" "eggs"
.IG "1 tsp" "salt" "5 ml"
.IG "1 tsp" "vanilla" "5 ml"
.IG "1 tsp" "almond flavoring" "5 ml"
.IG "2\(34 cup" "flour" "275 g"
.SH		FROSTING
.IG "1\(12 cup" "powdered sugar" "200 g"
.IG "2 Tbsp" "cream or milk" "30 ml"
.IG "1\(12 tsp" "vanilla" "7.5 ml"
(not Mexican, unless you like tan frosting)
.IG "" "food coloring"
.PH
.SK 1
Cream together the shortening and sugar. Beat in the eggs, salt,
and flavorings.
.SK 2
Stir in the flour until blended.
.SK 3
Chill in the refrigerator for an hour or two.
.SK 4
Preheat oven to
.TE 375 190 .
.SK 5
Roll out on a floured surface to a thickness of
.AB "1/8 to \(14 inch" "3 to 6 mm" .
Cut with the cookie cutters of your choice (this was always a
cause for argument in our family).
.SK 6
Bake on ungreased cookie sheets until tan around the edges\(emabout
8\-10 minutes.
.SK 7
Allow to cool.
.SK 8
Make the frosting by beating together the sugar, milk, and
vanilla until smooth. Divide and color each portion.
.SK 9
Frost the cookies.
.NX 
These cookies are about the only ones I know that taste better
cooked and cold than as raw dough.
.PP
Cinnamon red hots make good eyes for animals or Santas.
.SH RATING
.I Difficulty:
easy to moderate.
.I Time:
15 minutes preparation, 2 hours chilling, 15 minutes rolling and baking.
.I Precision:
measure the ingredients.
.WR
Kate Hedstr\o'o"'m
UC San Diego, San Diego, Calif., USA
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