Mallory's Award Winning Glaaxy Cookies Recipe
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Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter, softened 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar 1 Tab. vanilla Food coloring, if desired 1 1/2 cups flour 1/8 tsp. salt Icing **Mix 1 cup confectioners' sugar, 2 1/2 Tab. light cream or 1 1/2 Tab milk and 1 tsp. vanilla until smooth. If desired, stir in a few drops food color. **For a chocolate icing, increase light cream to 3 Tab. or milk to 2 Tab. and stir in 1 ounce of melted, unsweetened chocolate (cool).
Dates, nuts, semi-sweet chocolate bits, candied cherries
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Directions:Heat oven to 350º
Mix thoroughly butter, sugar, vanilla and a few drops food color. Work in flour and salt until dough holds together. ( If dough is dry, mix in 1 to 2 tablespoons light cream.) Mold dough by tablespoonfuls around date, nut, sherry or chocolate pieces. Place cookies about 1 inch apart on an un-greased baking sheet.
Bake 12 - 15 minutes or until set but not brown. Cool; dip tops of cookies in Icing. If desired, decorate with coconut, nuts colored sugar, candies, chocolate pieces or chocolate shot.
Variations - Brown Sugar Galaxy Cookies: Substitute 1/2 cup packed brown sugar for the confectioners' sugar and omit food color. Chocolate Galaxy Cookies: Omit food color and stir 1 ounce melted unsweetened chocolate (cool) into butter mixture. |
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Servings:20-25 Cookies |
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Notes: Mallory baked these and entered them into the Baking Competition at the Topsfield Fair and took a home a ribbon!
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