Basic Icebox Cookie Dough
- Ready In:
- 22mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
-
90 cookies
ingredients
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
- 3⁄4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 cup margarine or 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup finely chopped nuts (optional)
directions
- In large bowl, combine the first 5 ingredients and beat well.
- Stir in the next 3 ingredients, blend well.
- If using nuts, add them now.
- Divide dough into 3 equal parts and shape each part into a 1 1/2" diameter roll.
- Wrap the rolls in saran wrap and put in fridge until firm, at least 2 hours.
- At this point, you can do one of three things: Bake, freeze, or refrigerate.
- To bake: Cut dough into 1/4" slices and bake 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet at 425°F for 5-7 minutes, or until golden.
- Remove immediately from sheets and cool completely.
- To refrigerate:Leave in saran wrap and use within 2 weeks.
- To freeze: Leave in saran wrap and use within 6 weeks.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
SlipC
Hutchinson, Kansas