Mrs Dickies Meltaways Cookies Food

MELTAWAY COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350º F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• In a large mixing bowl, cream butter, egg yolks, vanilla, and almond extract together
• Add powdered sugar, flour, cream of tartar, and baking soda. Beat well. The dough will appear to be crumbly. Work it with your hands until it forms a ball.
• Roll dough into 1-inch balls and place them on the baking sheet.
• Flatten each ball with your fingers or a flat glass cup. Lightly flour the bottom of the cup if itsticks.
• Bake for 10 minutes or until the bottoms are lightly brown. Allow cooling.
• To prepare the frosting, beat powdered sugar, butter, and milk together. If it is toothick, add a little milk. If it is too thin, add a bit more powdered sugar
• When cookies are cool, frost, add sprinkles, and enjoy!

MAPLE MELTAWAYS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In large bowl, measure all but pecans. Mix on low until blended. Increase speed to medium, beat until light and fluffy.
• Drop by rounded teaspoons 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Gently press 1 pecan half on each. Bake 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool.
• slightly. Remove to wire rack. Store in tightly covered container for up to.
• 2 weeks. Makes 36 cookies.

MELT IN YOUR MOUTH MELTAWAYS - BUTTER MELTAWAY COOKIES!

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, cream butter, oil and sugars; add egg and vanilla and mix.
• Combine flour, baking soda and cream of tartar in a separate bowl; gradually add to the creamed mixture.
• Chill for several hours or overnight (I've made these and have only chilled them for 2 hours and they turned out fine, however when I've chilled them for several hours they were perfection!).
• Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2-inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
• Flatten with a fork dipped in flour; sprinkle with sugar.
• Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Cool on wire racks.

MRS. ROBINSON'S MELTAWAY COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine cheese and 1 cup of the softened butter in a large mixer bowl; mix thoroughly.
• Add flour gradually, beating until dough forms a ball (add extra flour if dough doesn't form a good ball).
• Divide dough into thirds; wrap in wax paper and chill several hours.
• Roll each piece into a 9-inch circle on a lightly floured board.
• Combine remaining butter, sugar, cinnamon, and pecans; spread each circle of the dough with 1/3 of the sugar mixture.
• Cut each circle into 16 pie shaped pieces and roll each up tightly, beginning at the wide end.
• Place the pointed end down on a greased cookie sheet.
• Beat egg yolks and water together and brush on cookies.
• Bake in a preheated oven at 400F about 20 minutes.

MAPLE MELTAWAYS

Steps:

• Beat the margarine, sugar and extract together.
• In a separate bowl, stir the flour and salt together, then beat into the margarine mixture until fluffy.
• Roll into 1-inch balls and place on a sprayed cookie sheet.
• Gently press a pecan half onto each cookie.
• Bake 12 minutes at 350°F; let cool slightly on pans before lifting onto cooling racks.
• Keeps 2 weeks in a covered tin, and freezes well.
• Note: This recipe does not call for eggs.