English Shortbread Cookies

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Nutritional Info

Servings Per Recipe: 80
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 105.6

Total Fat: 4.9 g
Cholesterol: 17.2 mg
Sodium: 43.5 mg
Total Carbs: 14.0 g
Dietary Fiber: 0.3 g
Protein: 1.5 g

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Introduction

This is my great-grandpas recipe. He was a baker in England before immigrating to the US in 1913, where he opened 3 bakeries. This is my great-grandpas recipe. He was a baker in England before immigrating to the US in 1913, where he opened 3 bakeries.

Minutes to Prepare: 15

Minutes to Cook: 15

Number of Servings: 80

Ingredients

1 pound butter (4 sticks/2 cups)

8 cups white flour

1.75 cups granulated sugar,

2 eggs

1/4 tsp cream of tarter

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 cup milk

1 tsp lemon extract (or substitute with almond)

yellow food coloring (if desired)

candied cherry for garnishment (if desired)

Tips

As children, we use to sneak the plate of cookies at Christmas and hide them, so we could keep them all to ourselves. These were the hit of every holiday party. The dough is suppose to be dry - that is usual!

Directions

Mix flour, butter and sugar together. Mix will be powdery.

Mix rest of ingredients, add to dry mix.

Roll dough 1/4" thick and cut out (I use a round drinking glass for a cutter). They could also be pressed into a shortbread cookie mold. Add 1/2 of candied cherry to center of cookie as decoration.

Bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes on a ungreased cookie sheet.

Makes aprox 6 1/2 dozen cookies.