Wanderer Cookies
Wanderer Cookies
Beth Petti created these spicy, glazed star cookies and won an honorable mention in the 2000 contest.Yield: 2 dozen cookies
Prep Time
1
hour
Cook Time
0
minutes
Servings
1
Total time: 1 hour
Ingredients
- 4 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon each: baking soda, ground cloves, ground nutmeg, ground cinnamon
- 1 cup each: chopped candied fruit, chopped walnuts
- 2 sticks (1 cup) butter
- 21/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 to 2 tablespoons hot water
Directions
- 1. Heat oven to 300 degrees. Stir flour, baking soda, cloves, nutmeg and cinnamon together in medium bowl. Stir in fruit and walnuts until fruit is lightly coated and separated; set aside. Beat butter with 11/2 cups of the sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time. Mix in flour mixture until combined.
- 2. Roll out dough 1/4-inch thick on lightly floured surface. Use sharp, 2-inch star-shape cutter to cut cookies. Place cookies on ungreased baking sheet. Bake until bottoms are golden, about 20 minutes. Cool slightly on wire rack.
- 3. Stir 1 tablespoon of the water, or more if needed, into remaining 1 cup sugar to make medium-thick, smooth glaze. Drizzle glaze over cookies in stripes while cookies are still warm.