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Sponge Cake Cookies Recipe

My heart's warmed by these cookies because the recipe comes from my grandmother. No wedding, shower or holiday gathering went by without our caring matriarch or her pretty little treats.

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Sponge Cake Cookies Recipe

Prep: 30 min. Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling

Yield: 66 Servings

30 10 40

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1-1/2 cups sugar
8 eggs
2 tablespoons lemon extract
4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup baking powder
FROSTING:
1/2 cup butter, softened
3-3/4 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon lemon extract
1/8 teaspoon salt
3 to 4 tablespoons milk
Food coloring, optional
4 cups flaked coconut, optional

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extract. Combine the flour and baking powder; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well.
Drop by teaspoonfuls 3 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 400° for 6-8 minutes or until the edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.
In a small bowl, beat the butter, sugar, extract and salt until smooth. Add enough milk to achieve spreading consistency. Tint with food coloring if desired. Frost cooled cookies. Sprinkle with coconut if desired. Yield: 11 dozen.

Editor's Note: The amount of baking powder is correct.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 each) equals 120 calories, 5 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 37 mg cholesterol, 127 mg sodium, 17 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Sponge Cake Cookies in Best of Country Cookies , p40