Wheat Sweets

Submitted by mianbao

"Flavorful sugar cookies made with whole-wheat flour have an appealing tan color. My family has enjoyed them for years. The recipe was originally from a small butter cookie pamphlet many years ago. The prep time does not include cooling and frosting. The cook time will vary depending on the size of your cookie sheets and oven. Please consider it only a rough approximate. The yield is 7 to 8 dozen, depending on the size of the cookies."

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photo by Dorel

Ready In:: 2hrs 40mins
Ingredients:: 12
Yields:: 84 cookies

ingredients

2 cups flour
1 cup whole wheat flour (graham)
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
8 ounces butter
²⁄₃ cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
5 tablespoons water (add another tablespoon if needed)
Frosting
2 cups sifted powdered sugar
¹⁄₂ teaspoon vanilla (add another 1/2 teaspoon if needed)
2 tablespoons soft butter
1 tablespoon milk (add another 2 tablespoons if needed)

directions

Combine both flours, salt and baking powder and reserve.
In a separate bowl cream butter, sugar and vanilla.
Blend the reserved dry ingredients into the butter mixture using a fork or pastry blender.
Sprinkle the water over the mixture, stirring with a fork until the dough is moist enough to hold together.
Do not use more water than necessary.
Roll out to 1/8-inch thickness; cut with cookie cutters; place on greased baking sheets.
Bake in a pre-heated 350 degree oven 14 to 17 minutes.
Cool on racks.
Frost when cool.
To make the frosting: Combine the powdered sugar, vanilla and butter.
Blend in enough milk to reach desired consistency.

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Reviews

Very good butter cookie, I halved the recipe and got 36 cookies.Baked for 14 minutes and tnen sandwiched some with the icing and left some single with icing. I mixed mine up in my Kitchen Aid and it worked out fine. Thanks for posting this tasty cookie recipe Mianbao!

Dorel
These cookies were quite easy to make, but I halved the recipe because I'm not the best buiscuit baker. They came out very nice and the colour was lovely, and I sandwiched a few together and only dusted half the circle with icing sugar so the brown could show. I would never change this recipe except to double it next time.

Mrs Beeton wannabe