Author Notes
My mother used to make these cookies —Food Karoshi
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Ingredients
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1 cup
Country Crock Spread
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1 cup
Sugar
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1 piece
Egg
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2 teaspoons
Vanilla Extract
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2.3 cups
All-Purpose Flour
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1.5 teaspoons
Baking Powder
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.5 teaspoons
Salt
Directions
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Preheat oven to 375°. Beat Country Crock® Spread with sugar in large bowl with
electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla scraping
sides occasionally, until blended. Beat in flour, baking powder and salt until blended.
(Do not overbeat).
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Shape dough* by 2 tablespoonfuls into balls. Arrange 3-inches apart on ungreased
baking sheets. Gently press balls into 2 ½ inch circles. Pinch bottom to form point of
“heart”. Gently indent dough in center on top to shape into “heart”.
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Bake 14 minutes or until edges are lightly golden. Cool 2 minutes on wire rack;
remove from sheets and cool completely. Decorate** as desired.
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*If dough seems sticky, use lightly floured OR wet hands to shape. **To decorate, stir
4 teaspoons warm water into 1 cup confectioners sugar until smooth. Tint with food
color, if desired. Spread on cookies and sprinkle with colored sprinkles.
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