1906 Pomegranate House

Granbury, Texas

Specialty Recipe

Sweetie Cookies

These are beautiful pink cookies that have become very popular with our guests and are served daily at our B&B.

Ingredients

1 cup margarine

2 cups sugar

3 eggs

2 teaspoons almond extract

4 cups flour

1 Tablespoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar

1/2 teaspoon salt

Red food coloring

Glaze:

1 cup powdered sugar

1/2 teaspoon almond extract

2 teaspoons plus 1 Tablespoon evaporated milk

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream margarine and sugar. Add eggs one at a time, mixing after each addition. Add almond extract, flour, baking powder, cream of tartar, and salt. Add a few drops of red food coloring to the dough and swirl through mixture. Do not over mix. Chill dough thoroughly.

Roll chilled dough into balls and place on greased cookie sheet. Flatten balls slightly. Bake for exactly 10 minutes. While cookies are baking, mix together the glaze ingredients. Glaze cookies while warm.

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