* Exported from MasterCook *
Grandma's Sugar Cookies
Recipe By :Vons Light Brown Sugar package
Serving Size : 36 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cookies
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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4 cups flour
3/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter -- softened
2 cups brown sugar, packed
3 eggs
1/2 cup sugar
food coloring
Sift flour, cream of tartar, cinnamon and salt together. Cream butter and brown
sugar thoroughly. Add 2 eggs and 1 egg yolk (reserve 1 egg white), beating
until light. Gradually add flour mixture, beating thoroughly after each
addition. Wrap dough in in wax paper and chill several hours. Roll out part of
dough at a time 1/8-inch thick on lightly floured board. Cut with fancy
cutters. Brush tops of cookies with slightly beaten reserved egg white.
Sprinkle with colored sugar. (Add a few drops food color to granulated sugar.
Mix well.) Bake on greased baking sheets in hot oven (400 degrees F) 8 to 10
minutes. Yield 3 to 4 dozen cookies.
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Rhonda G in Missouri
