Name: Grammie's Sweet Milk Cookies recipe
Ingredients: 1 egg;1 cup white sugar;½ cup shortening;1 teaspoon baking soda;2 teaspoons cream of tartar;¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg;¼ teaspoon salt;2 cups all-purpose flour;⅓ cup granulated sugar for decoration;¾ cup sweetened condensed milk

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Ingredients

1 egg 1 cup white sugar ½ cup shortening 1 teaspoon baking soda 2 teaspoons cream of tartar ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg ¼ teaspoon salt 2 cups all-purpose flour ⅓ cup granulated sugar for decoration ¾ cup sweetened condensed milk

Nutrition Info

76.6 calories carbohydrate: 12.2 g cholesterol: 5.5 mg fat: 2.7 g fiber: 0.1 g protein: 1 g saturatedFat: 0.8 g servingSize: - sodium: 46 mg sugar: 8.2 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

Mix all ingredients, except flour. Add enough flour to make a rollable dough, about 2 cups.
Roll out to approximately 1/2 inch thick. Cut with round biscuit cutter and sprinkle with sugar.
Bake in a preheated 350 degree F (175 degree C) oven for 8 - 10 minutes.

Recipe Yield

3 - 4 dozen

Recipe Note

My grandmother made these in her woodstove oven and I have always guessed at the cooking temperature and cooking times. As is usual with lots of older recipes no exact amount of flour was listed either.

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