Connie's Sugar Cookies
3 cups powdered sugar
2 cups butter
2 eggs
2 tsp. cream of tartar
2 tsp. soda
2 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. almond extract
5 cups flour
Mix thoroughly. Roll out for cut-out cookies or roll into balls and flatten with glass.
Bake about 8 minutes at 350.
Frost with Vanilla Butter Frosting: 1/3 cup butter or margarine, 3 cups powdered sugar, 1 1/2 tsp vanilla, 2 Tbsp milk.
Russian Tea Cakes
2 cups soft butter
4 1/2 cups sifted flour
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. vanilla
3/4 cup finely chopped walnuts
Mix thoroughly the butter, pwd sugar and vanilla. Add flour with salt, then add nuts.
Roll into balls & place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 400, 10-12 minutes, until set, but not brown. While still warm, roll in pwd sugar. Cool and roll in pwd sugar again.
Norwegian Bon Bons (These cookies melt in your mouth...mmm mmm good. They were my dad's favorite)
2 cups butter
2 cups sifted flour
2/3 cup powdered sugar
1 cup finely chopped walnuts
1 1/2 cups corn starch
Blend butter & sugar, add cornstarch and flour…mix well, chill until easily handled.
Roll in balls, dip in chopped walnuts, place on cookie sheet (walnut side up) and flatten with glass. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes.
Cool and frost with 2 cups pwd sugar, 2 tsp butter and juice of a lemon. Sprinkle with colored sugar.
Swedish Spritz
2 cups butter
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 cup shortening
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. almond extract
1/8 tsp. soda
7 cups flour
Mix ingredients thoroughly. Use cookie press to place cookies on cookie sheet.
Bake at 400 for about 8 minutes. |