Newport news nuggets, finalist

48 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
½ cup Shortening (vegetable oil)
½ teaspoon Salt
½ teaspoon Lemon juice
½ teaspoon Nutmeg
1 cup Sugar
2 Eggs; well beaten
2 tablespoons Milk
2 cups Flour; sifted
1 teaspoon Baking powder
½ teaspoon Baking soda
Decorator icing; various colors

Directions

Mix vegetable oil, salt, lemon juice, nutmeg and sugar. Add eggs, milk and flour sifted with baking powder and soda. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet, about 2 inches apart. Gently press each cookie flat with the bottom of a glass that has been moistened and dipped in sugar. Bake in 375-degree oven for 8 to 10 minutes, until golden brown around edges. Do not overbake.

When cool, use decorator icing to write "100" on each cookie, in honor of the Century Celebration.

NOTES : Jo Joynes of Suffolk "This cookie has been in our family for many years, passed down from `Grandma Coltrane.' Recipe by: Newport News' Centennial Cookie Contest Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #834 by Sue <suechef@...> on Oct 09, 1997

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