Alphabet Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
| Butter | 1/4 Pound | |
| Granulated Sugar | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| All purpose flour | 2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Baking powder | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| Egg yolks | 2 | |
| Vanilla extract | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Lemon, rind | 1 Teaspoon, grated | |
| Salt | 1 Pinch | |
| Candy sprinkles | ||
| Chocolate sprinkles | ||
| Cherries | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs), chopped | |
| ICING | ||
| Icing Sugar | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Lemon juice | 4 Tablespoon | |
Directions
Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).
Cream together butter and sugar.
Fold in flour, baking powder, egg yolks, vanilla extract, lemon rind and salt to form a stiff dough.
Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate 1 hour.
Roll out dough to 12 inch (30 cm) square.
Cut into 26 x 1/2 inch (1 cm) blocks.
Roll each into sausage shape about 1/2 inch (1 cm) in diameter, shape into the 26 alphabet letters and flatten slightly.
Place on greased baking sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes.
Allow to cool on tray 2 minutes before removing to cake rack.
Stir icing sugar with lemon juice to make a thick icing.
Ice letters while still warm.
Decorate with candy sprinkles, chocolate sprinkles or glace cherries.
Allow to cool and set.
Cream together butter and sugar.
Fold in flour, baking powder, egg yolks, vanilla extract, lemon rind and salt to form a stiff dough.
Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate 1 hour.
Roll out dough to 12 inch (30 cm) square.
Cut into 26 x 1/2 inch (1 cm) blocks.
Roll each into sausage shape about 1/2 inch (1 cm) in diameter, shape into the 26 alphabet letters and flatten slightly.
Place on greased baking sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes.
Allow to cool on tray 2 minutes before removing to cake rack.
Stir icing sugar with lemon juice to make a thick icing.
Ice letters while still warm.
Decorate with candy sprinkles, chocolate sprinkles or glace cherries.
Allow to cool and set.
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