Mennonite Soft White Cookies Food

MENNONITE SOFT WHITE COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream shortening and sugar together.
• Add eggs and vanilla, beat well.
• Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl.
• Stir flour mixture, alternately with the buttermilk, into the creamed mixture, until it forms a soft ball. Add extra flour if necessary.
• Cover and chill in the fridge for about 1 hour.
• Roll out on a floured surface to about 1/4 inch thickness, cut into circles or desired shapes and place on cookie sheets.
• Bake at 375 degrees F. for 9 minute.
• Mix all icing ingredients until mixture is of spreading consistency. Make sure butter/margarine is softened before using. You can also add food colouring if desired!
• When cookies are cool, ice with icing.
• Sprinkle coconut on tops as desired.

PEPPERMINT COOKIES WITH BAKING AMMONIA

Steps:

• Beat together eggs and sugar until white, then add sour cream and oil.
• In a cup, mix baking ammonia and warm milk, then pour into first mixture.
• Add peppermint extract and mix well.
• Add salt, baking powder and flour.
• The dough should be very soft.
• Refrigerate overnight.
• The next day roll out the dough to about 1/4 inch thickness and cut with cookie cutters(I used a 2 inch round cookie cutter).
• Before baking, place a 9 x 13 inch cake pan full of water at the bottom of the oven.
• Bake at 400°F for 8- 10 minutes(for my convection oven I found this a bit too hot, I used 375°F for 8 minutes.).
• Cookies must remain white.
• Ice cookies after they have cooled, with a glace.
• You can use a pastry brush to apply the glace.