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Bachelor Buttons
Author/Submitted by:
Servings: 18
Categories:
Cookies
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Desserts
Ingredients: 1/4
c
Butter, cold 1 1/3
c
Flour, all-purpose 1
ea
Egg 5
oz
Sugar 1
pn
Salt 1
pn
Nutmeg 1
x
Sugar for sprinkling
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, Rub the butter into the
flour. In a small bowl, beat the egg with half of the sugar, add the
egg mixture and the remaining sugar to the butter and flour mixture.
Add the salt and nutmeg and mix well. Roll the dough between the
palms of your hands to form 18 pieces the size of a walnut; moisten
your hands or flour them for rolling the dough. Sprinkle dough
pieces lightly with sugar and place 2-3 inches apart on a cookie
sheet lined with buttered craft paper. Bake until very lightly
browned around the edges and on the bottoms, about 8 minutes. (The
tops should be done but not browned.) Remove from oven; transfer to
wire rack. Cool completely, then store in airtight container.
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