Butter Cookies
A vintage handwritten recipe for Butter Cookies for a cookie press. Make these cookies with shortening, butter, sugar, egg yolks, vanilla, lemon juice, sifted flour, and salt.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup Shortening
- 1/2 cup Butter
- 1 cup Sugar
- 3 Egg yolks
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- 1 tsp Lemon juice
- 2.5 cups Sifted flour
- Salt
Method
- Cream butter and shortening.
- Add sugar, cream again then add well beaten egg yolks and vanilla {add lemon juice}.
- Add flour and mix well
- Put through cookie press.
- Press and bake at 375 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes.
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Ingredients
1 cup shortening
1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
3 eggs, yolks only
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon lemon juice
2 1/2 cups sifted flour & salt
Method
Cream butter and shortening, add sugar, cream again then add the well-beaten yolks and vanilla. Add flour and mix well.
Put through a cookie press and bake at 375-degrees for 12 to 15 minutes.
