ice box cookies

Name: Ice Box Cookies
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 10 min
Ingredients: 1 cup(s) brown sugar; 1 cup(s) sugar; 3 - eggs, well beaten; 1 cup(s) shortening, melted; 4 cup(s) all purpose flour; 1 teaspoon(s) salt; 1 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 2 tablespoon(s) maple extract; 1 cup(s) nuts, chopped

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54 Pinches

Kathy Brannon

Desert Hot Springs, CA

Updated on Jun 16, 2011

These nutty maple flavored cookies my mother use to make were request frequently at potlucks, VBS, and by the family.

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prep time 45 Min

cook time 10 Min

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Ingredients

1 cup brown sugar
1 cup sugar
3 - eggs, well beaten
1 cup shortening, melted
4 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 tablespoons maple extract
1 cup nuts, chopped

How To Make ice box cookies

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degree F. Grease cookie sheet lightly.

Step 2

Beat eggs until light, add shortening. Beat well. Add maple extract, sugars and nuts. Sift flour,salt and soda together. Add to liquid little at a time. when flour is incorporated into the liquid. Roll dough into a log shape. wrap with wax paper, place in refrigerator* until dough is cold then cut into 1/4 inch cookies. Bake for 10 minutes. *My mom would freeze the logs of dough until she was ready to bake them.
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