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Lape Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 c. sugar
½ c. Crisco
½ c. unsalted butter
2 eggs
1 c. honey
4 oz. hot brandy
¼ c. buttermilk
1 t. soda
½ t. each cinnamon, cloves, allspice, and salt
5 c. flour or enough to roll
½ lb. blanched almonds
Directions:
Directions:
Cream together sugar, Crisco, and butter. Beat in eggs, honey, brandy, and buttermilk. Stir in dry ingredients. Roll out dough ⅓ inch thick and cut into 2 inch rounds. Place one blanched almond in the center of each cookie and bake at 375º 12-15 minutes.

These were Grandpa Lyle's favorite cookie and Leaffie always had them on the breakfast table. Like any spice cookie they are better the next day after the flavors have developed.

 

 

 

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