INGREDIENTS
* 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
* 1 cup butter
* 1/2 cup white sugar
DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
2. Cream the butter and sugar till fluffy.
3. Add flour and knead until dough breaks smoothly. If extra flour is required, add in small quantities.
4. Roll into 1/4 inch thickness and cut into patterns (hearts, diamonds, rabbits, etc)
5. Bake for 12-15 minutes until slightly golden brown on top.
INGREDIENTS
* 1 1/8 cups all-purpose flour
* 1/4 cup super fine sugar
* 1/2 cup butter
* 1 tablespoon cocoa
* 1 tablespoon sweet chocolate, grated
DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F(175 degrees C).
2. Sift all but 2 tablespoons of flour into a bowl, then add the sugar. Rub, or cut in butter until the mixture is crumbly. Divide in half. Work in the remaining 2 tablespoons of flour to one half, then the cocoa and ground chocolate to the other half. Knead each portion well with your fingers to form a smooth dough.
3. Turn onto a lightly dusted with cornstarch surface, and roll out each portion to 1/4 inch thick circles. Using a 2 1/2 inch round cookie cutter, cut out 7 circles from each piece of rolled out dough. Out of these circles, cut two more circles, one 1 1/4 inch, and one 3/4 inch. Now you should have fourteen 2 1/2 inch rings, fourteen 1 1/2 inch rings and fourteen 3/4 inch circles.
4. Construct wheels on greased baking sheets by starting with the largest rings, then alternating the colors to fill in. You should end up with 7 cookies that have a chocolate ring on the outside, a plain ring in the middle and a chocolate circle in the center; and 7 cookies that have a plain ring on the outside, a chocolate ring in the middle and a plain circle in the center.
5. Bake for 12 minutes. Leave on sheets for 2 minutes, then remove with a flat knife. Cool completely on wire racks.
INGREDIENTS
* 2 cups all-purpose flour
* 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
* 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
* 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
* 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
* 1 cup butter, softened
* 1/2 cup chopped pecans
* 3 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar
DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice, cloves, and baking powder. Mix in the butter using a fork until well blended. The dough will be flaky and separated. Stir in the pecans, and press into an 8 inch square pan.
3. Bake for 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly browned on the top. Cut into squares while still warm, but do not remove from the pan. Allow to cool, then dust with confectioners’ sugar.