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Ingredients
| granulated sugar: 2 cups |
| multipurpose shortening: 1 cup |
| eggs: 3 |
| water: 2 Tbl |
| baking powder: 1 Tbl |
| ground nutmeg: 1 tsp |
| ground cloves: 1/2 tsp |
| all-purpose flour (unsifted): 3 cups |
Rumford Sugar Cookies
Credit: AllRecipes
User rating:
"A nice sugar cookie from the 1940s. It's fine to use milk instead of the water."
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Prep Time
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Cook Time
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Servings
24 serving(s)
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Directions
- (Directions as written:) Cream fat and sugar, beat in whipped eggs, add baking powder and 1 cup flour, then water and spices; add remaining flour gradually, working in more flour until dough is stiff enough to roll.
- Sprinkle flour over pastry board. Make a ball of dough, lay it on the board. Rub rolling pin with flour and roll out dough into a sheet 1/4 inch thick. Cut in round cakes, sift granulated sugar over each, and bake quickly 400 - 450 F. (200 - 230 C).