EGYPTIAN ROSES

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Another recipe I collected for Christmas and can't remember where it came from. Prep time does not include chill time.

Provided by Cathleen Colbert

Categories     Dessert

Time 30m

Yield 3 dozen cookies

Number Of Ingredients 7

1/3 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tablespoon rose water
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
colored crystal sugar

Steps:

  • Cream together shortening, sugar, eggs and rose water until light and fluffy.
  • Sift together dry ingredients and stir until sugar mixture.
  • Chill several hours or overnight.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Roll dough into walnut-sized balls. Place on greased cookie sheets about 2 inches apart and flatten slightly. Make four cuts from edge to near the center evenly around the cookie. Gently pinch each "petal". Pinch and lift and center of the cookie.
  • Sprinkle with colored sugar.
  • Bake until 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned on the bottom.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 811.2, Fat 26.9, SaturatedFat 6.8, Cholesterol 141, Sodium 435.9, Carbohydrate 130.5, Fiber 2.2, Sugar 67.1, Protein 12.8

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