Aunt Marge's Sugar Cookies
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Author Notes: I can not tell you how much this recipe means to my family. My mother remembers her grandmother making these cookies and placing them in a huge crockery that she would place in the root cellar. My Great Aunt Marge made these everyday of her married life for her husband, Lyle, because it was his favorite cookie. She always wanted him to have one when he got off the tractor after working hard all day. They were married over 50 years and Aunt Marge never made a single sugar cookie again after Lyle died. She couldn't bear the thought of it. That is food of love. These cookies are soft ,tender and delicate. They are a bit fussy, but so worth it. You make the batter ahead of time to chill. When it comes to time to roll them out is when it takes love and a tender hand. If you do not make them often, it usually takes one tray to get the hang of them again. Do not try to substitute any of the ingredients. The entire family has tried using something other then lard, but it just doesn't work. Why I would like to be known for passing these cookies on to the next generation is because it is the best representation of food is love that I know. When I was reunited with my son that I had given up for adoption, this is one of the recipes that I had to make for him. I had to tell him how these cookies a long history of love in our family and how he needed to have his first pillow like sugar cookie. He needed to know that I was giving him my unconditional love. I needed to show him how much love that I had always had for him in my heart. Before we were able to form and express the words of love and appreciation we had for each other, we could share this food of love. - MyCommunalTable
Makes 16 cookies
- 1 cup sugar, plus more for dusting the top of cookies.
- 1 cup lard
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup white karo syrup
- 1 1/2 teaspoon lemon flavoring
- 3 cups flour, plus bench flour
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- Beat lard and sugar together.
- Dissolve baking soda in the cup of buttermilk and then add to sugar and lard.
- Add egg, karo syrup, and lemon flavoring.
- Beat together.
- Sift flour, nutmeg, salt, and baking powder all together.
- Add flour to wet ingredients and mix together.
- Chill dough for 24 hours. Yes, 24 hours.
- Preheat oven to 425F.
- Genereously flour your board. Take a third of the dough out on board and place the rest back in the fridge.
- Roll out to about 3/8 of an inch. It is a really delicate dough. You need to work fast. Do not let the dough get too warm.
- I use an old stewed tomato can with each end cut out as my cookie cutter. Everything really well floured. It is really delicate dough.
- Place on a parchment lined baking sheet. Dust tops with sugar.
- Place one tray in at a time in the oven and bake for 6 to 8 minutes. You are looking for them to puffed, but not much color. They almost do not look down. Over cooking them ruins them. Repeat one tray at a time.
- This recipe was entered in the contest for The Recipe You Want To Be Remembered For
- This recipe was entered in the contest for The Best Recipe or Technique Your Mother Taught You
Tags: serves a crowd, sugar cookies, sweet
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about 2 years ago lorigoldsby
sweet, sweet story...I loved that your first exchange was a cookie, How often do some mothers offer a cookie to a child not realizing how other women would give anything to do so? Thank you for sharing, bless you both.
about 2 years ago MyCommunalTable
Thank you, lorigoldsby
about 2 years ago Lizthechef
ps You ARE allowed to submit more than one recipe, aren't we?? Go for the pasty before the deadline!
about 2 years ago MyCommunalTable
Usually yes, but not this contest.
about 2 years ago Lizthechef
Love when a recipe can pull at my heartstrings - thumbs up!
about 2 years ago MyCommunalTable
Thanks, Elizabeth. I appreciate it.
about 2 years ago dymnyno
Thank you for sharing the story of your family Love Cookie...sugar coated. What a sweet story!
about 2 years ago MyCommunalTable
Thanks, Mary.
about 2 years ago wssmom
This is a wonderful recipe and a wonderful family story!
about 2 years ago MyCommunalTable
Thank you, wssmom.
about 2 years ago Panfusine
wow...truly a recipe for love... and a lovely recipe!, thanks for sharing!
about 2 years ago MyCommunalTable
Thank you, Panfusine
about 2 years ago mrslarkin
Mrs. Larkin is a trusted source on Baking.
MCT, this is so very beautiful!
about 2 years ago MyCommunalTable
Thank you, mrslarkin
about 2 years ago Midge
Oh MCT, I just welled up reading your headnote. Thanks for begin so generous with your story and recipe.
about 2 years ago MyCommunalTable
Thanks, Midge.
about 2 years ago lapadia
Power to your "Food of Love" legacy, MCT, thanks so much for sharing your story and family recipe with us!
about 2 years ago MyCommunalTable
Your welcome and thanks for the kind words, lapadia. It is the same side of the family that gave me pasties.
about 2 years ago lapadia
My husband will never forget your pasties!!!!
about 2 years ago MyCommunalTable
The pasties would of been recipe 2 if we were allowed more then one recipe. Food of love legacy is good way of putting it.
about 2 years ago drbabs
Barbara is a trusted source on General Cooking.
I am so moved by your story and by your choosing this recipe to connect your past, present and future. Thank you for sharing this with us.
about 2 years ago MyCommunalTable
Thanks, drbabs.