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“My grandchildren love these sugar cookies.” These crisp cookies will melt in your mouth. Their subtle macadamia nut, cinnamon and orange peel flavors go perfectly together. —Lee Doverspike, North Ridgeville, Ohio
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Nutritional Facts 1 cookie equals 82 calories, 5 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 9 mg cholesterol, 60 mg sodium, 9 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 fat, 1/2 starch.
Originally published as Papa's Sugar Cookies in Taste of Home August/September 2009, p49
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Reviewed on Mar. 31, 2012 by Autumn Mouse
Delicious! I made these for Christmas, for my family and also to give away to friends and neighbors. They loved them, asked where to find the recipe and said they just dissolve in your mouth. Recently, I made a double batch, they get eaten so quickly that I wanted to make sure to have some around for awhile.
Reviewed on Dec. 18, 2011 by Autumn Mouse
Yum! I made this recipe for Thanksgiving. At first people were a little ho-hum, but they kept coming back for more and pretty soon they were all gone and everyone admitted they just couldn't resist reaching for another one.
Reviewed on Dec. 11, 2011 by icehouse2
They turned out very nice.
Reviewed on Mar. 30, 2011 by tntma
Thank You, I have been baking and cooking for over 30 years and have never seen a recipe calling for butter flavoring??? I will look for it next time I am at the store.
Reviewed on Mar. 30, 2011 by Tasting Tammy
Butter flavoring comes in a bottle. It's usually in the cake area. This is a liquid. There are all flavors like almond,vanilla,strawberry is just a few . Adams Best is a great brand. I try to keep them in around all the time.
Reviewed on Mar. 29, 2011 by tntma
What is butter flavoring? Butter??
Reviewed on Mar. 29, 2011 by Tappie
A Waterford glass makes a beautiful design when stamped on the cookie dough! Very special!!
Reviewed on Mar. 29, 2011 by jobouchard
The design is made by using a glass with that design in the bottom of it. Usually a juice or wine glass has them.
Reviewed on Mar. 29, 2011 by soly4fun
Cn anyone tell me how the design and edge on the cookies in the picture were made? A scalloped biscuit cutter? Ad a cookie press?
Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2010 by pattiash
The cookies were crisp and the dough very easy to work with, but I was disappointed in the flavor. Typical sugar cookie- bland! Next time I will put in a lot more orange zest and cinnamon.
Reviewed on Jun. 02, 2010 by Sharon Rose Cohen
One of the BEST cookies I have ever made. I alternate the flavors each time by adding pulverized coconut and almonds instead of macadamia nuts, or almond flavoring and almonds, or lemon zest and lemon extract, etc. So versatile. Love this recipe. I have always cut recipe in half and it makes about 45 delicious cookies.
Reviewed on Aug. 30, 2009 by bamma8
These have an unusual flavor because of the macadamia nuts and orange rind. Really, really tasty. Glad I didn't reduce the recipe. Saved some batter and made a few days later.
Reviewed on Aug. 01, 2009 by All41
I've been baking for a lot of years, but I don't think I have ever baked 8 dozen cookies the first time I tried a recipe. We are a small family so it will take a while toeat 96 cookies; but I Didn't want to reduce the recipe. all41.
I've been baking for a lot of years, but I don't think I have ever baked 8 dozen cookies the first time I tried a recipe. We are a small family so it will take a while toeat 96 cookies; but I Didn't want to reduce the recipe.
all41.
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