Shaker Sugar Cookies
 
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Serves: 3 dozen
Ingredients
  • 1 cup butter
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • ½ teaspoon lemon peel, grated
  • 1 /4 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 3 /4 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 4 1 /2 cups flour
Instructions
  1. Cream butter and sugar.
  2. Save ½ egg white for brushing cookies.
  3. Slightly beat the remaining eggs and add to butter mixture.
  4. Add grated lemon peel and nutmeg.
  5. Sift cream of tartar with flour and work into butter mixture.
  6. Form into ball, cover and chill an hour.
  7. Roll out to 1 /2 inch thickness and cut with large round cookie cutter.
  8. Brush with egg white and sprinkle generously with sugar.
  9. Bake at 400 for 10 mins.
Recipe by Amish 365 at https://www.amish365.com/shaker-sour-cream-cookies-and-shaker-sugar-cookies/