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Grandma Helen's Form Cookies Recipe

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This recipe for Grandma Helen's Form Cookies, by , is from The Secret Recipes of the Steenberge Sisterhood, one of the cookbooks created at FamilyCookbookProject.com. We help families or individuals create heirloom cookbook treasures.
Contributor:  
Contributor:  
M. Janet Steenberge
Added: Thursday, April 12, 2007
Category:
Category:
Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
3 c. flour
4 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
1.25 c. sugar
1 c. butter (room temp)
3 eggs
Directions:
Directions:
Cream eggs, sugar and butter.
Add vanilla.
Sift dry ingredients and add to the rest.
Refrigerate to chill.
Take out a handful at a time, roll on a lightly floured surface to
desired thickness (they'll puff when cooking). Cut into shapes.
Bake at 350 degrees...about 6 minutes (until light brown) [I'm
guessing here...it isn't in the recipe]
Cool and frost with powdered sugar frosting, dyed with
various colors and add sprinkles.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Christmas isn't Christmas without these cut outs! Grandma Helen used to visit with them ready to frost.

 

 

 

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