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Dessert
Roll Cookies
From the kitchen of
"Joy of Cooking" via Janice Kell, p.661
Ingredients
1/2 cup white or brown sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 eggs
2 1/2-2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla
for frosting: 2 cups confectioner's sugar
1/4 cup soft butter
1 or more Tbsp cream (or use Royal Icing)
Instructions
Cream sugar and butter together.
Beat in eggs, flour, baking powder, and vanilla.
Chill dough 3-4 hours before rolling.
Use as little additional flour as possible when rolling out cookies.
Bake at 375° for 7-12 minutes on a greased cookie sheet (or use parchment paper or a silpat).
For the frosting, blend confectioner's sugar and soft butter well, then beat in cream to reach a spreadable consistency, or use Royal Icing.
digitized from RollCookies.pdf