Grammie's Sweet Milk Cookies recipe

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Ingredients

1 egg
1 cup white sugar
½ cup shortening
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
¼ teaspoon salt
2 cups all-purpose flour
⅓ cup granulated sugar for decoration
¾ cup sweetened condensed milk

Nutrition Info

76.6 calories
carbohydrate: 12.2 g
cholesterol: 5.5 mg
fat: 2.7 g
fiber: 0.1 g
protein: 1 g
saturatedFat: 0.8 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 46 mg
sugar: 8.2 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Mix all ingredients, except flour. Add enough flour to make a rollable dough, about 2 cups.

  2. Roll out to approximately 1/2 inch thick. Cut with round biscuit cutter and sprinkle with sugar.

  3. Bake in a preheated 350 degree F (175 degree C) oven for 8 - 10 minutes.

Recipe Yield

3 - 4 dozen

Recipe Note

My grandmother made these in her woodstove oven and I have always guessed at the cooking temperature and cooking times. As is usual with lots of older recipes no exact amount of flour was listed either.

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