Moravian white christmas cookies

1 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
2cupsButter
5eachesEgg, well beaten
1teaspoonSoda
¼cupWater, boiling
3cupsSugar
1cupCream
1x*dissolved in:
4cupsFlour

Directions

Cream butter and sugar together until well blended. Beat the eggs and add. Stir in the dissolved soda. Sift the flour and add alternately with the cream. Mix thoroughly. Dough must be stiff enough to roll- add more flour if needed. Chill for several hours. Roll out thin on floured board and cut with fancy cookie cutters. Bake at 350-F about 12 minutes.