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Ammonia Cookies

SUBMITTED BY: Dean Lawson

"This old fashioned peppermint cookie uses baker's ammonia for the leavening. Baker's ammonia can be purchased at pharmacies and drugstores. Ice with a simple confectioners' glaze that has been flavored with peppermint if desired."
RECIPE RATING:
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe average a 4.5 star rating.
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PREP TIME  15 Min
COOK TIME  10 Min
READY IN  25 Min
Original recipe yield 5 dozen

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 2 1/2 cups white sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups sour cream
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons bakers' ammonia
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
  2. In a large bowl, cream together the white sugar and butter until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the sour cream, milk and peppermint extract. Combine the salt and bakers' ammonia with 2 cups of the flour and blend into the mixture. Gradually add more flour to make a stiff dough. Leave the dough soft for drop cookies or add more flour to make cut-out cookies. Drop dough from heaping spoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets.
  3. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden. When cool, ice with a simple confectioners' glaze that has been flavored with peppermint if desired.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 26, 2004 by MARLENE11
Also my grandmothers recipe which we make all the time. Have shared it with other members of... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 29, 2007 by scientific mom
Good recipe. Mine needed significantly more flour to make dough stiff enough to drop. I also... MORE


 
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Nutritional Information
Ammonia Cookies

Servings Per Recipe: 60

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 86

  • Total Fat: 3.1g
  • Cholesterol: 18mg
  • Sodium: 42mg
  • Total Carbs: 13.5g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 0.2g
  • Protein: 1.2g

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