Moravian White Christmas Cookies

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Recipe creator's name:  dash
Preparation time:  20 minutes
Total time:  1 hour, 15 minutes
Servings:  6
Ingredients:
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 4 well-beaten eggs
  • 4 cups flour
  • 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
  • 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
  • 2 tablespoons sherry
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
Directions:

1. Cream 1 cup butter, add 2 cups sugar gradually, and cream the mixture until it is light.

2. Add 4 well-beaten eggs and beat the whole thoroughly.

3. Sift 3 cups flour with 1⁄2 teaspoon salt, 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon, and 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg, and add it alternately with 2 tablespoons sherry. Add sufficient flour, 1 cup, to stiffen the dough. Chill for several hours.

4. Roll the chilled dough extremely thin and cut it out with cookie cutters in star, diamond, or heart shapes. Put them on a greased baking sheet and bake in a hot oven (450°F) for about 7 minutes.

Recipe Notes
1. The butter should be softened before beating (creaming).
2. Roll out the dough to 1⁄16 inch thick.
3. The original recipe did not include an icing. To decorate, see this recipe.

Recipe from the The Gourmet Cookie Book, available for purchase here.

Next up: Another great recipe from The Gourmet Cookie Book, Cranberry Pistachio Biscotti.

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