Saturday, November 22, 2008

Dessert / Cookies: Crackled Sugar Cookies

From Shelly Carey

Ingredients
3 cups sugar
2 cups butter, softened
6 eggs, slightly beaten
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 teaspoons lemon extract
1 teaspoon orange extract
5 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
Sugar, for coating

Directions
Cream together sugar and butter until fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, and flavorings. Sift together flour, baking soda and cream of tartar. Add gradually to sugar mixture.

For each cookie, drop 2 Tablespoons dough into a bowl of sugar and roll to coat.

Place cookies on a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes. Makes 30 four-inch cookies.

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