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German Wine Cookies

German Wine Cookies Recipe

From an old CD cookbook. These cookies keep up to a year (???) in an airtight container. At least, that's what the recipe says.
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Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 10 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine German
Servings 2 dozen
Calories 3841.2 kcal

Ingredients
  

COOKIES

  • 1 cup butter
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1/2 cup sweet wine (Port or Cream Sherry)
  • 5 -5 1/2 cups flour

ICING

  • 1 lb powdered sugar
  • 1 -2 tablespoon milk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cream butter and sugar together. Beat in eggs, vanilla and wine. Stir in flour, one cup at a time. Dough will be stiff. Roll out dough, on well-floured pastry sheet, to a 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutter. Bake on greased cookie sheet for 10 minutes.
  • Make icing by combining above ingredients. (Should be an almost runny consistency). Frost cookies. These cookies will keep for up to one year in an airtight container.

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Nutrition

Serving: 2006gCalories: 3841.2kcalCarbohydrates: 674.5gProtein: 43gFat: 103.1gSaturated Fat: 61.3gCholesterol: 562.3mgSodium: 922.4mgFiber: 8.4gSugar: 429g
Keyword < 30 Mins, Cookie and Brownie, Dessert, Easy
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