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grandmother patten's vanilla cookies

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Recipe by
Carol Junkins
@CarolAJ
Hanson, MA

This recipe, over 100 years old, originated and has been handed down in the Patten family, Claremont, New Hampshire, who have lived in the homestead over a century. The granddaughter, aging too, still lives there. This recipe has stood the test of time. Mrs. Elizabeth L. Upton, Mablehead, Mass.

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yield serving(s)
prep time 15 Min
cook time 10 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For grandmother patten's vanilla cookies

  • 1 1/2 c
    sugar
  • 1/2 c
    shortening
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla
  • 2
    egg yolks
  • 1 Tbsp
    milk
  • 1/2 c
    sour cream
  • 3 3/4 c
    sifted flour
  • 1/2 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt

How To Make grandmother patten's vanilla cookies

  • 1
    Heat oven to to 375 degrees for moderate oven. Butter cookie sheets.
  • 2
    Cream sugar and shortening, add vanilla and egg yolks, beat well. Add sour cream and milk . Sift flour with salt and soda and stir into mixture. Dough will be stiff.
  • 3
    Roll out paper thin. It is much easier to roll the dough if it is chilled two or three hours in the refrigerator. Sprinkle with sugar if desired, then cut.
  • 4
    Bake on buttered cookie sheet in moderate oven 375 degrees about 10 minutes.
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