Aunt Ione’s Icebox Cookies

Name: Aunt Ione's Icebox Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: About 17 dozen.
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 large eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon lemon extract; 2 cups chopped nuts

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

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 large 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 11x1-1/2-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.

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Nutrition Facts

2 each: 92 calories, 5g fat (2g saturated fat), 16mg cholesterol, 57mg sodium, 10g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 0 fiber), 2g protein.

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LorrieS70
Sep 27, 2020
My grandmother used to make these at Christmas time. Instead of wrapping them in foil she would wrap in wax paper and roll the logs until smooth. I love these cookies!
Tdy_Bear
Sep 7, 2019
Readybto make - my grandma use to make for us as children. Thinking of these recently
mkaskela
Dec 16, 2015
Love these! I made mine larger than what the recipe calls for, but they are heavenly with coffee.
pielady61
Dec 4, 2011
I used mini chocolate chips. wonderful !

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