Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • (2 each)
  • Calories:
  • 151
  • Fat:
  • 5 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 3 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 20 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 126 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 24 g
  • Fiber:
  • 1 g
  • Protein:
  • 2 g

Buttermilk Spice Crisps

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!

SERVINGS

36

CATEGORY

Lower Fat

METHOD

Baked

PREP

20 min.

COOK

10 min.

TOTAL

30 min.

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 mixing 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.

Printed from tasteofhome.com Aug 28, 2008

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