Recipe By: Grace Nelson from S'port Times
Serving Size: 1
Preparation Time: 1:00
Categories: Cookies Christmas Favorites
Amount Measure Ingredient Preparation Method
1/2 c Butter
1/2 c Shortening (butter flavored)
2 c Sugar
2 Whole eggs
2 ts Vanilla
4 c Self-rising flour
Cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla and mix. Add
flour and form 2 to 3" balls; flatten with hands and place 6 to a
cookie sheet. Bake at 375 F about 15 minutes. Frost with icing made
from 1 lb confectioner's sugar, and 4 tb of meringue powder (from
Wal-Mart or cake decorating department and icing paste from same
source). Make holes with ice-pick and open while still warm or hot
from oven.
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Notes: I found this and made it for Ford and John for Xmas '93 and
frosted them and they were so good. Gracie saved it!
Serving ideas: These are tough enough to be made into ornaments.
