Pie Crust Cookies

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These cookies have certain sentimental value to our family. We are so excited to share these special cookies with you. They are similar to a sugar cookie if a sugar cookie had a holiday makeover. They are less overly sweet like a sugar cookie is so they pair perfectly with a cup of coffee. Then add the light sugary snap of the sprinkles and the hint of nutmeg and they will become your new favorite cookie for the holidays.

One of the things that makes these cookies so special to our family is the history that goes along with it. Our Pot of Gold recipe generator grew up eating these cookies. Every time she visited her grandmother she always had these cookies, year round to serve with tea. When the holidays came around she would take the simple cookie with a light sugar coating and she would add the little extra touch of frosting them first. I made sure to try the cookie both ways, for research sake of course and I can confidently say that they are delicious with frosting and sprinkles or simple with a light coat of sugar.

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Pie Crust Cookies

Prep Time

1 hr

Cook Time

10 mins

Total Time

1 hr 10 mins

 

Servings: 4 dozen

Author: Pot of Gold Blog

Ingredients

• 3 cups flour
• 3/4 tsp soda
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tsp nutmeg
• 1 cup shortening
• 3 eggs beaten

Instructions

1. Add first 5 ingredients to large mixing bowl

2. With a pie crust cutter, cut ingredients together until they form a crumbly thoroughly blended meal.

3. Make a well in the middle of the meal, add eggs to well. With a fork, slowly blend the eggs into the dry mixture. This will get difficult to mix by the end and you will need to finish by kneading the dough with your hands.

4. Divide dough into 3rds.  Flour counter and rolling pin.  Roll each 1/3 of dough into 1/8 inch thick circle.  Cut into your favorite Christmas shapes.

5. You can choose to sugar now and bake or leave plain, bake and frost and sugar after baking

6. Bake 350 for 10 minutes.  Check for doneness until just starting to brown around the edges.

Enjoy the Holiday Season or take one from the POG book and just have these on hand ALL YEAR ROUND. Let us know how you prefer this recipe, are you a frosting all the way, or a simple sprinkle person.

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