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Butter Cookies Recipe

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This recipe for Butter Cookies, by , is from A Taste of Heaven!, one of the cookbooks created at FamilyCookbookProject.com. We help families or individuals create heirloom cookbook treasures.
Contributor:  
Contributor:  
Sr. Theresa Sue Joseph, SSF
Category:
Category:
Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
Bowl #1
3 1/2 Cups all-purpose flour
1 Teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 Teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 Teaspoon salt
1 Teaspoon baking soda
1 Cup chopped pecans

Bowl #2
3 Eggs
1 1/2 Cups butter
1 Cup brown sugar (packed)
1 Cup granulated sugar
1 Teaspoon vanilla
Directions:
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400º

Cream butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla
Add dry ingredients from Bowl #1 and mix well
Add pecans
Refrigerate for 15 minutes
Drop dough by rounded tablespoonful onto ungreased baking sheet about 3 inches apart
Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown
Let cool 1 minute before removing from the baking sheet
Makes 3 dozen cookies
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Sr. Theresa Sue Joseph is from Opelousas, LA. She entered the community on September 8, 1967.

 

 

 

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