Snow Flurries


Serves: 5
Total Calories: 1,119
Yield: 6 - 7 dozen

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups sugar
7/8 cup butter
2/3 cup shortening
1 1/3 tablespoons lemon zest
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
4 1/2 cups unbleached flour

Directions:

Thoroughly cream sugar, butter, shortening, and lemon zest. Add eggs, 1 at a time, and stir. Beat batter until it becomes light. Add vanilla and almond extracts, and stir. Mix in salt and baking powder with the first cup of flour. Add the rest of flour 1 cup at a time, stirring after each addition.

Shape the dough into two rectangular shapes, and wrap in plastic wrap. Chill well before rolling.

Roll out on floured counter. Cut with floured cutters. Transfer to papered trays with metal spatula. Bake at 350° for about 10 minutes, until they barely start to brown.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 5
Total Calories: 1,119
Calories from Fat: 531

This Snow Flurries recipe is from the Best of the Best from the Plains Cookbook Cookbook. Download this Cookbook today.


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