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Empire Biscuits Recipe

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Category:
Category:
Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1/2 Butter (2 Sticks) softened.
2 cups Flour.
1/2 cup Sugar.
Pinch Salt.
Directions:
Directions:
Cut butter into flour mixture until crumbly.
Roll out as thin as possible on floured surface.
Cut into circles with cutter or glass.
Bake at 300º, watch carefully so that they are only light brown (about 30 min.)
When cool sandwich two cookies with raspberry jam.
Frost with a mixture of powered sugar, water and lemon juice.
Place a candied cherry or dollop of jam on top.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
Never enough
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
72 mins.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
"May a moose n'er leave yer larder wi' a tear in its e'e" - Scottish expression meaning, - may your mice be well fed! and you never hungry.
"Empire" relates to the days of the British Empire.

 

 

 

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