German Wine Cookies
Author/Submitted by: Servings: 4 Categories:
Cookies
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Desserts
Ingredients: 1
cup
butter 2
cups
sugar 3
eggs 2
teaspoons
vanilla 1/2
cup
port wine,
or cream sherry
5
cups
flour,
(5 to 5 1/2)
1
pound
powdered sugar 1
tablespoon
milk,
(1 to 2)
2
teaspoons
vanilla 1/8
teaspoon
salt
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cream butter and sugar together. Beat in eggs, vanilla and wine. Stir in flour, one cup at a time. Dough will be stiff. Roll out dough, on well-floured pastry sheet, to a 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutter. Bake on greased cookie sheet for 10 minutes. Make icing by combining above ingredients. (Should be an almost runny consistency). Frost cookies. These cookies will keep for up to one year in an airtight container.
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