Aunt Ione's Icebox Cookies Recipe

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Whenever we went to visit my Aunt Ione in south Georgia, her icebox cookies were our favorite treat. My mother later make these cookies, and I remember begging for a slice of the raw dough—I thought the unbaked cookies tasted just as great as the baked! —Jenny Hill, Meridianville, Alabama

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Aunt Ione's Icebox Cookies Recipe

Prep: 20 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min.

Yield: 102 Servings

20 10 30

Ingredients

6 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 cups butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon lemon extract
2 cups chopped nuts

Directions

Sift together first five ingredients; set aside. In a bowl, cream butter and sugars. Add eggs, vanilla and lemon extract; beat well. Add dry ingredients; mix well. Stir in nuts.
Divide dough into four parts and shape into 1-1/2-in. x 11-in. rolls. Wrap in foil and chill overnight. Slice cookies 3/8 in. thick.
Bake on greased baking sheets at 350° for about 10 minutes. Yield: About 17 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 each) equals 92 calories, 5 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 16 mg cholesterol, 57 mg sodium, 10 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Aunt Ione's Icebox Cookies in Reminisce May/June 1993, p51