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"Plain fresh bread, its crust shatteringly crisp. Sweet cold butter. There is magic in the way they come together in your mouth to make a single perfect bite."--Ruth Reichl

Slice-of-Spice Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
• ½ cup butter or margarine, softened
• ½ cup shortening
• 2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp cream of tartar
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 cup uncooked regular oats
• 1½ Tbsp ground cinnamon
Directions:
Directions:
Beat butter and shortening at medium speed until creamy. Gradually add brown sugar, beating well. Add eggs and vanilla; beat.
Combine flour, soda, cream of tartar, and salt; add to butter mixture, beating well. Stir in oats.
Shape dough into 3 (12-inch) logs; wrap in wax paper. Freeze 1 hour.
Unwrap dough, and cut into ¼-inch thick slices. Combine ½ cup sugar and cinnamon. Dip each slice into mixture and place on lightly greased cookie sheets.
Bake at 350°F for 9–11 minutes. Remove to wire racks.

 

 

 

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