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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Caramel Cookies Recipe by Ruth Paget

Caramel Cookies Recipe by Ruth Paget 

Makes 100 Cookies 

Ingredients: 

-3 ¼ cups flour 

-1/2 cup brown sugar 

-1 cup sugar 

-1 teaspoon salt 

-1 teaspoon baking soda 

-2 beaten eggs 

-2 teaspoons vanilla 

-1 cup soft butter 

-parchment paper to line the baking sheets 

Steps: 

1-Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. 

2-Mix flour, brown sugar, sugar, salt, and baking soda together till thoroughly blended. 

3-Mix eggs and vanilla together. Add egg mixture to the dry ingredients and turn until the mixture is homogenous. 

4-Add butter to the mixture and blend well. 

5-Use two spoons to scoop and push dough into drop cookies on the cookie sheet that are 1/2-inch wide. 

6-Bake for 10 – 12 minutes and cool on a rack. 

Source: Rose Pennington – circa 1950s 

By Ruth Paget, author of Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France


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