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Buttermilk Spice Crisps Recipe

These cookies were a Christmas tradition for one of the families in my childhood church. I looked forward to caroling at their house because we were rewarded with one of these tasty morsels!

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Buttermilk Spice Crisps Recipe

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

Yield: 36 Servings

20 10 30

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
1 egg
1/3 cup buttermilk
4-2/3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon each ground allspice, ground cloves and ground nutmeg

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and buttermilk. Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, allspice, cloves and nutmeg; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Shape into two 9-in. rolls; wrap each in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 4 hours or until firm.
Unwrap and cut into 1/4-in. slices. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool. Yield: 6 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 each) equals 151 calories, 5 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 20 mg cholesterol, 126 mg sodium, 24 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Buttermilk Spice Crisps in Best of Country Cookies , p93