Name: Charlene's "grandma's Cookies"
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 1 large batch
Ingredients: 2 large eggs; 2 cups sugar; 1 cup shortening, no substitutes; 1 cup milk; 5 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda (scant); 1 teaspoon lemon flavoring or 1 teaspoon almond flavoring; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 5 cups flour, to make fairly stiff dough (I use approx 5 cups)

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I received these as part of a Christmas bake exchange. Charlene was kind enough to share the recipe with me! This makes a huge recipe but these freeze very well.

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ingredients

2 large eggs
2 cups sugar
1 cup shortening, no substitutes
1 cup milk
5 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda (scant)
1 1 teaspoon lemon flavoring or 1 teaspoon almond flavoring
¹⁄₄ teaspoon salt
5 cups flour, to make fairly stiff dough (I use approx 5 cups)

directions

Cream shortening, add sugar and eggs, beat well.
Then add alternately the flour sifted with the baking powder, soda, salt with the milk.
Roll out and cut with cookie cutter or glass top, bake at 375°F until done.
to decorate:
ice with your favourite icing and sprinkles.
or try using crushed candy canes and drizzle with chocolate.

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review by Ismy Echo

7/8/2008

I have made these a couple of times and while they are good in their own way, they just never make me inspired to make them a member of the permanent recipe collection. I find them just a little too spongy, almost a slightly more solid scone. I may be biased though, I am looking for the a recipe that replicates the round frosted cookies with sprinkles that are sold in plastic "clam shells" or the large round ones with pink frosting sold individually wrapped at convenience stores.

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review by Marg CaymanDesigns

12/26/2007

The flavor of these were very good, especially with Recipe #261024 on them. They do spread and puff up quite a bit so I recommend using a smallish cookie cutter. I used a Christmas tree shaped one and they turned out HUGE. The kids all like the big cookies, but several of the adults didn't want to take them because they were so large. If you are going to have them on a Christmas tray, smaller is definitely better. ;)

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12/26/2007

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photo by Marg CaymanDesigns

12/26/2007

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review by KimInCanada

12/17/2006

These are really good. Pretty too. Nice flavour combination. Thanks.

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