Crispy cookie coffee cake

12 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1packYeast
¼cupWarm water
4cupsSifted flour
1teaspoonSalt
1teaspoonGrated lemon rind
cupSugar
1cupButter
2Eggs; beaten
1cupMilk; scalded and cooked to lukewarm
1tablespoonCinnamon

Directions

In small bowl, dissolve yeast in water. In large bowl, combine flour, salt, lemon rind and ¼ cup sugar. Cut in butter with fork. Combine eggs, milk and yeast; add to flour mixture. Combine lightly. Cover tightly.

Refrigerate overnight. Divide dough in half. On a floured board, roll each piece into 18x12 inch rectangle. Sprinkle with remaining sugar mixed with cinnamon. Roll up tightly, beginning at the wide end. Cut each roll into 1-inch slices. Place cut side up on greased baking sheet. Flatten with palm of hand. Bake at 400 for about 12 minutes. Makes 36. Frost with powdered sugar glaze.

MRS STANLEY RUSSELL (MARJORIE)

TURNER, AR

From the book <High Cotton Cookin'>, Marvell Academy Mothers Assn, Marvell, AR 72366, ISBN 0-918544-14-9, downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .