Nutmeg Refrigerator Cookies Recipe
This Nutmeg Refrigerator Cookies recipe is from family cookbook and you can be rest assured that it works. This compelling Nutmeg Refrigerator Cookies is the Snack of choice for a winning meal. You don't have to be a gourmet to judge how mouth-watering and tasty this dish really is.
Ingredients
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
6 tablespoons half and half cream
3 tablespoons orange juice
Grated rind of 1 orange
3 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
Directions
Cream butter with sugar in bowl.
Combine cream, orange juice, and rind; blend well.
Sift flour with nutmeg and salt; add to butter mixture alternately with orange-juice mixture.
Add more flour, if needed, to form stiff dough.
Shape into roll; wrap in waxed paper.
Chill overnight.
Slice dough 1/8 inch thick; cut small hole with piping tube or thimble in one side of each cookie.
Place on greased baking sheet.
Bake in preheated 375 °F oven 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
Combine cream, orange juice, and rind; blend well.
Sift flour with nutmeg and salt; add to butter mixture alternately with orange-juice mixture.
Add more flour, if needed, to form stiff dough.
Shape into roll; wrap in waxed paper.
Chill overnight.
Slice dough 1/8 inch thick; cut small hole with piping tube or thimble in one side of each cookie.
Place on greased baking sheet.
Bake in preheated 375 °F oven 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
