Fitcaca

64 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
¾ cup Butter; no substitutes
½ cup Lard or shortening
1½ cup Sugar
½ teaspoon Vanilla
¼ teaspoon Cream of tartar
¼ teaspoon Almond extract
1 dash Salt
3 cups All-purpose flour
⅓ cup Shortening
2 cups Powdered sugar; sifted
¼ cup Milk
1½ teaspoon Vanilla
2½ cup Powdered sugar; sifted
Milk; if needed
Food coloring; if desired

Directions

CREAMY FROSTING

Beat butter and lard or shortening ina mixing bowl with an electric mixer for 30 seconds.

Add sugar, vanilla, cream of tartar, almond extract and salt; beat till well combined. Beat in as much flour as you can. Stir in enough flour to make a stiff dough.

Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place 2 inches aprt on an ungreased cookie sheet. Press your thumb in the center of each. Bake in a 400 degree oven about 8 to 9 minutes or till bottoms are lightly browned and edges are set.

Let stand on baking sheet for 1 minute. Remove and cool on wire rack. Pipe colored Creamy Frosting into thumbprints.

CREAMY FROSTING Beat shortening till fluffy. Gradually add 2 cups sifted powdered sugar, beating well. Slowly beat in milk and vanilla. Slowly beat in 2½ cups sifted powdered sugar. Beat in additional milk if necessary, to make of piping consistency. Add afew drops of desired food coloring.

NOTES : Instead of frosting can use melted chocolate or place pastel mint in center of each cookie after it is removed from the oven.

Recipe by: Better Homes and Gardens Christmas Cookies 1996 Posted to TNT - Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter by "Francis X.

Castellano" <fxcastel@...> on Nov 7, 1997

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