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Brown Sugar Nutmeg Cookies

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Prep: 0 min Cook: 0 min Difficulty: medium

Categories: Dessert, Baked

Tags: baking, easy, recipes for cookies, recipes for dessert, recipes using all-purpose flour, recipes using baking soda, recipes using brown sugar, recipes using cream of tartar, recipes using egg, recipes with metric units, recipes without cooking time, recipes without servings

Source: Wikibooks contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook%3ABrown_Sugar_Nutmeg_Cookies)

Adapted: Imported and reformatted by HowManyCookies from the cited Wikibooks revision.

Source revision: https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook%3ABrown%20Sugar%20Nutmeg%20Cookies&oldid=4516779

License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) · Wikibooks contributors

Ingredients

  • 375 g all-purpose flour
  • 3 g cream of tartar
  • 2 g baking soda
  • 0.8 g ground nutmeg
  • 205 g shortening, melted and cooled slightly
  • 440 g packed brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 5 ml vanilla extract

Directions

  1. Combine flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and nutmeg in a bowl. Set aside.
  2. Beat together in a large bowl the melted shortening and the brown sugar. Beat in the eggs, then the vanilla extract. Gradually blend in the dry ingredients.
  3. Shape dough into a log measuring 1½ inches in diameter. Wrap log in waxed paper or foil and chill for 4 hours or overnight.
  4. Preheat oven to 375°F (180°C). Lightly grease 2 baking sheets.
  5. Slice log into slices ¼ inch thick. Place slices 1 inch apart on the baking sheets.
  6. Bake for 8–10 minutes until lightly colored. Cool on wire racks.