Spiced Vanilla Cookies

My Little Kitchen's Note:

I love baking cookies. I made these over the Christmas Holiday and it went over well. It was vary tasty. I found it in the December 2008 Issue of Cooking Light These cookies are a light thin snack. Since the dough needs to be refrigerated, you can prepare other food items or clean the house at the same time. Prep time includes refrigeration. Cookies will release from pan on their own during cooling period.

• Total Time: 2 hrs 8 mins
• Prep Time: 2 hrs
• Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 22

Yield: 44.0 Cookies

• 10 1⁄8; ounces all-purpose flour (about 2 1/4 cups)
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon grated nutmeg
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons butter , softened
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• ¼ cup light corn syrup
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 large egg white

Directions:

1. Weigh or measure flour into dry measuring cups. Combine flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl, stirring with a whisk.
2. Combine sugar, butter, and oil in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until smooth. Add syrup, vanilla, and egg white to sugar mixture, beating until well blended. Gradually add flour mixture to sugar mixture; beat at low speed just until combined. Divide dough in half; roll each half into a ball. Cover with plastic wrap; chill 1 hour.
3. Working with 1 portion at a time, gently press dough into a 4-inch square on heavy-duty plastic wrap. Cover with additional plastic wrap. Roll dough, still covered, to a 1/16-inch thickness, place in freezer (about 30 minutes). Repeat procedure with the remaining dough.
4. Preheat oven to 375°.
5. Working with 1st portion, remove top sheet of plastic wrap. Turn dough over; remove remaining plastic wrap. Cut with a 2-inch round cutter into 22 cookies; place cookies 2 inches apart on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Repeat procedure with remaining dough portion. Bake at 375° for 8 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on pans 5 minutes. Remove from pans; cool on wire racks. Repeat procedure with remaining dough.
6. Note: I found splitting the dough into 3 portions was easier to work with. I also combined the left over pieces and repeated the from the rolling process.

Reviews

[Darkhunter]

A lovely cookie. Everything went together beautifully, without any one thing dominating, except the vanilla, of course! Will make again and again to help fill up the cookie jar! Thnx for sharing your recipe, My Little Kitchen. Made for PAC Spring 2010. You've been adopted! http://www.recipezaar.com/bb/viewtopic.zsp?t=327498&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0