Dutch Spice Cookies
In Holland, spice cookies are shaped in molds to make windmills or other figures. Make patterns in your cookies with a cookie stamp or a glass with a grooved bottom.
Prep Time:
30 mins
Total Time:
38 mins
Servings:
about 36 cookies
Ingredients
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1 cup butter or margarine (2 sticks), softened
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1-1/2 cups packed brown sugar
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1 egg
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3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
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2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
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1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
Directions
1.
In a large mixing bowl beat butter or margarine with an electric mixer on medium speed for 30 seconds. Add brown sugar and beat until fluffy.
2.
Add egg. Beat well.
3.
In a medium mixing bowl stir together flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. With mixer on low speed gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture, beating until well mixed. Cover and chill in the refrigerator about 1 hour or until firm enough to handle.
4.
Preheat oven to 350 degree F. Roll the dough into 1-inch balls. Place balls about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten with floured cookie stamp or the bottom of a drinking glass that has a design in it.
5.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until light brown on bottom. With pancake turner lift cookies onto a cooling rack to cool. Store in a tightly covered container. Makes about 36 cookies.
Make-Ahead Tip
Store cookies in airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days or in freezer up to 1 month.
Nutrition information
Calories 126, Total Fat 6 g, Saturated Fat 3 g, Cholesterol 20 mg, Sodium 61 mg, Carbohydrate 18 g, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 5%, Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 1%, Iron 4%.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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