Meltaway Cookies
1 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup sifted powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/4 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
Preheat oven to 400F. Mix butter, sugar and vanilla thoroughly. Measure flour and salt into a bowl, blend into butter mixture. Drop onto cookie sheet. Bake for 8 minutes. While warm, dip in confectioners sugar.
Note: There are also variations for peppermint, almond, nut, spice and orange meltaways. Use your imagination and experiment!
Reviews of Meltaway Cookies:
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Sarah Jan 17, 2010
Would make this again.
There is a trick to making these cookies, you have to be experienced with baking in order to make these the right way. You should not make them with normal flour, you need to use cake flour.
A cookie baker in Wisconsin Dec 22, 2009
Would make this again.
I have been making these for years. We make a powered sugar frosting to put on them instead of powered sugar dusted on them.
Suzanne in Elk Grove Village, IL Sep 22, 2009
Would make this again.
The original book says cake flour. Do not use regular flour.
Eliza in Canada Aug 30, 2009
Would make this again.
These cookies were so good! Even if your a big chocolate chip cookie fan this is still worth baking. It was easy to put together and a quick bake. It's also an easy clean up if you line the cookie sheet with foil. I added a hint of cinnamon to make it my own and it was fantastic!
Susan in MI Dec 28, 2008
Would make this again.
These are a nice addition for those guests who don't want chocolate. They are similar to the much sweeter Mexican Wedding Cookies. If you want a sweeter cookie, adjust up with the sugar and down with the flour. The more sugar you use the more they will spread out. If you use salted butter, do not add the salt. Always look for the slight brown edges and they come our perfect every time.
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