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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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Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Cookie, Pressed Cookies