Great Great Grammas Empire Cookies
From dvisscher 16 years ago
- 10 minutes to make
- Serves 16
This cookie recipe has been handed down from my Great Great Grandma who would bake huge batches of these and then sell them from a large jar on her front step!
Ingredients
- 1 c butter shopping list
- 1/2 c brown sugar shopping list
- 1/2 c white sugar shopping list
- 1 tsp baking soda shopping list
- 2 tsp cream of tartar shopping list
- 1 egg shopping list
- 3 c all-purpose flour shopping list
How to make it
- Cream together butter and sugars.
- Add egg and blend.
- Combine flour, cream of tartar, and baking soda then stir into sugar mixture.
- For into a shaggy dough ball and turn out onto counter and knead for about 5 minutes or until dough comes together.
- Roll and cut desired shapes then bake in a 350 oven for 10 minutes or untilo golden brown.
- Cool on racks.
- Great Great Gramma's instructions when she wrote out this recipe said simply: "Mix it all together and knead it if you have time." :)
The Rating
Reviewed by 3 people-
grandmas are great cooks thanks high5 recipe.
momo_55grandma
in Mountianview loved it
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These sound great! Thank so much for sharing your recipe here!
annieamie
in Los Angeles loved it
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