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