← all recipes
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

  1. Cream sugar and butter together.
  2. Beat in eggs, flour, baking powder, and vanilla.
  3. Chill dough 3-4 hours before rolling.
  4. Use as little additional flour as possible when rolling out cookies.
  5. Bake at 375° for 7-12 minutes on a greased cookie sheet (or use parchment paper or a silpat).
  6. 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