Best Moravian Sugar Cookies Recipes

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MORAVIAN SUGAR COOKIES



Moravian Sugar Cookies image

This is a rolled cookie recipe, that you cut with cookie cutters. You will need a stockinette for your rolling pin, and pastry cloth, because these cookies are rolled out very thin. They are crisp and sweet, and I like them so much better than a regualar sugar cookie.

Provided by KittyKitty

Categories     Dessert

Time 9h20m

Yield 9 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 9

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/4-2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup buttermilk
superfine sugar

Steps:

  • Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating well at medium speed with electric mixer. Add egg and vanilla, beat well. Combin 2 1/4 cups flour, soda, and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, mixing well. Add remaining 1/4 cup flour if dough seems very sticky. Cover and chill 8 hours.
  • Work with one-fourth of dough at a time, and store remainder in fridge. Place stickinette cover on rolling pin; flour well. Roll dough to 1/16 inch thickness on a lightly floured pastry cloth. Cut with a 3 inch roud cutter, and carefully place on lightly greased cookie sheets. Bake at 375F for 6-8 minutes or just until cookies brown around the edges. Cool slightly on cookie sheets and sprinkle with superfine sugar. remove to wire racks, and cool completely. repeat with reaminingdough. Store in airtight containers.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 301.7, Fat 11.2, SaturatedFat 6.7, Cholesterol 50.9, Sodium 287.3, Carbohydrate 46.5, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 22.7, Protein 4.3

MORAVIAN SUGAR COOKIES



Moravian Sugar Cookies image

This is a very old recipe. The Moravian Settlers were in our area, Lehighton, PA. A very thin rolled cookie.

Provided by Pat Wieghorst

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Sugar Cookies

Yield 30

Number Of Ingredients 11

4 ½ cups all-purpose flour
¼ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground cloves
¼ teaspoon ground ginger
1 cup packed brown sugar
½ cup butter
½ cup shortening
1 ½ cups dark molasses
½ teaspoon distilled white vinegar

Steps:

  • Mix together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves and ginger.
  • In a separate bowl, cream together the brown sugar, butter and shortening. Add to the flour mixture and mix well. Add molasses and vinegar. Mix well.
  • Cover and chill dough overnight.
  • Roll out a small amount of dough to 1/8 (or less) inch thick. Cut into desired shapes.
  • Bake at 350 degrees F (180 degrees C) for 10 minutes or until light brown.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 201.4 calories, Carbohydrate 33.9 g, Cholesterol 8.1 mg, Fat 6.7 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 2.8 g, Sodium 60.3 mg, Sugar 16.3 g

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