OLD FASHIONED GREEN TOMATO COOKIES

Old Fashioned Green Tomato Cookies image

These are wonderful..came up with the recipe while trying to use up green tomatoes at the end of the season.

Provided by grandma2969

Categories Dessert

Time 35m

Yield 3-4 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
1 egg, well beaten
1/2 cup milk
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 cups fresh green tomatoes, chopped
1 lemon, rind and juice

Steps:

In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch and tomato pieces. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until very thick. Add grated rind and juice of 1 lemon, stir well and heat again to bubbling. Chill thoroughly.
For the cookie batter, cream granulated sugar and butter till fluffy. Add egg and milk and blend well. In a small bowl, combine flour, soda, cream of tartar and salt. Add to creamed mixture and blend well Chill at least 1 hour.
To assemble cookies, roll chilled dough to 1/8" thickness and cut cookies with the outer ring of a doughnut cutter, or cookie cutter. Top half the cookies with 1 tbls of chilled filling. Using the center ring from the remaining half of the cut out cookies and place on top of filled halves. Crimp edges with a fork to seal and bake in a 350* oven 15-20 minutes, or until lightly browned.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1401.7, Fat 35.5, SaturatedFat 21.1, Cholesterol 157.5, Sodium 1504.5, Carbohydrate 256.3, Fiber 6.6, Sugar 137.4, Protein 20.3