the first 15: Pie Crust Cookies

Saturday, October 29, 2011

Pie Crust Cookies

This recipe for cut-outs is not for the weak! I have a difficult time working with this dough, but they taste so good that I just can't bring myself to switch to an easier recipe.

3 c. flour
1 c. butter flavored Crisco
½ tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
3 eggs beaten
1 c. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
Sprinkle of salt

Mix flour, Crisco, baking powder and baking soda with pastry blender. Then add eggs, sugar, vanilla and salt and beat with electric mixer. Mix together to form ball of dough. Refrigerate several hours before rolling dough and using cookie cutters. Bake at 350 for 5 minutes.

Icing:
1 ½ c. powdered sugar
4-5 tsp. water (room temperature)
1 t. vanilla extract

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The inspiration

For a couple of years I have been typing up recipes and dreaming of getting them all into a book - one place that I can look for all of our go-to recipes we've compiled over the first 15 years of our marriage. But I hit a slump and became discouraged that this was never going to happen. Until the other night when I was talking to my friends Julie and Eric and they loved the idea, and Eric suggested that instead of a book, I create a blog! This way I could post what I already have typed up, it would all be in one spot, and maybe someday if I ever do actually get it put into a cookbook, it will be ready!