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Vanilla Wafers I

By: Isaac 
"Serve these stuck in chocolate pudding ... kids love 'em!"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 3.4 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (6)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 4 dozen
 

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/3 cup shortening
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Directions

  1. In large bowl, cream together the shortening, sugar, egg, milk, and vanilla. Stir until well blended. In a separate bowl, mix the flour, baking powder and salt. Add to egg mixture and mix well. Cover and chill for 4 hours.
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease baking sheets.
  3. Roll out dough on a floured surface to a 1/4 inch thickness. Cut out cookies with round cookie cutter and place 1 inch apart on cookie sheets.
  4. Bake 18 to 20 minutes until lightly colored. Cool on wire racks.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 51 | Total Fat: 1.6g | Cholesterol: 5mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 7, 2008 by Zusa   view full review
Great to try, but Vanilla Wafer Cookie recipe is better.
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 11, 2005 by Amy V.   view full review
these are great. i added a bit more vanilla and both my kids gobbled them up! a great, quick...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 15, 2003 by KIRVIN   view full review
These were pretty easy, but they lacked flavor and weren't very pretty or "waferish". I will...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 24, 2005 by Georiga's peach   view full review
I was thinking these would be like nilla wafers in the box,but my family loved them. I used...
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 3.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 21, 2008 by brittlandk   view full review
I made these twice. First as written, but the dough was awfully sticky (even after chilling 5+...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 5, 2003 by Rashel   view full review
These tasted a little like a commercial wafer, but not like I wished they would have. I will...

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