Grandma's Old Fashioned Cookies

As a young girl I shared many a tea time with my grandmothers. Each of them had their own special way of making the tea too. Besides the joy of spending this time with either grandma, my favorite part was the sweets - yummy fresh from the oven cookies or on occasion an English muffin with butter and marmalade.

My grandma Katie's Old Fashioned Cookies are especially delicious for tea time - they are perfect dunking-in-your-tea cookies. Crispy, not overly sweet, when dipped in tea these cookies simply melt in your mouth.

The one most important tip is to make sure to take them out of the oven just as they turn golden brown.

Grandma's Old Fashioned Cookies

Ingredients:

1 cup shortening

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar; packed

2 egg yolks

3 tablespoons of milk

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

2 2/3 cups flour

2 teaspoons cream of tartar

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

Raspberry Jam

Method:

Cream shortening and sugars (granulated and brown). Add egg yolks, milk and vanilla; beat well. Sift the dry ingredients and gradually add to cream mixture. Once the cookie dough is mixed well, chill for one hour or longer.

On a lightly floured board roll out 1/2 of cookie dough to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut out shapes with a 2 inch cookie cutter, place 1″ apart on lightly greased cookie sheet. Repeat with remaining cookie dough; cut out holes on top of 1/2 of the cut out cookies. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes.

Once the cookies are completely cooled spread cookies with no holes with raspberry jam, top with cookies that have the hole on top. Lightly press together and add more raspberry jam in center to fill hole. Dust batch of cookies with confectioners sugar. Yield: 18-28 cookies.

Get the kids involved in making these cookies as gifts or for your next neighborhood bake sale. Place the cookies on a decorative plate, add a couple of tea bags, a hand-written card with the recipe, wrap with cellophane and affix a cheerful colored bow. They are sure to be a hit!

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