Recipe - Brown Sugar Icebox Cookies

1 Stick unsalted butter;
softened
One half cup Light brown sugar; packed
One fourth cup Granulated sugar
1 lg Egg
1 One half teaspoon Vanilla
1 2/3 cup Flour
One half teaspoon Baking soda
1/8 teaspoon Salt

In a bowl, beat the butter with an electric mixer until fluffy. Add the
brown sugar and granulated sugar; beat until well blended. Beat in the egg
and vanilla until thickened. Beat in 2/3 cup of the flour along with the
baking soda and salt. Stir in remaining 1 cup flour; the dough will be
soft.

Divide the dough in half. Wrap each half in wax or parchment paper or
plastic wrap. Shape it into a 6" log. Refrigerate until firm. (The logs
can be stored in a plastic bag and refrigerated for up to 1 week or frozen
for up to 2 months.)

Preheat oven to 350. Using a thin knife, slice each log 1/8" to 1/4"
thick. Arrange the cookies 1" apart on a buttered cookie sheet. Bake for 10
to 15 minutes or until lighly golden.

VARIATIONS

Ginger Almond: Add One half cup finely chopped crystallized ginger. Roll each
log in 1/3 cup of finely chopped blanched almonds.

Lemon Poppyseed: Add 3 tablespoons of poppyseeds and 1 tablespoon of
grated lemon zest. Roll each log in 1 tablespoon of poppyseeds.

Spice: Add 1 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg, 1 teaspoon cinnamon and 1/4
teaspoon ground cloves. If desired, roll each log in 1/3 cup of finely
chopped walnuts.

Coffee Edged: Roll each log in 1 One half tablespoons very finely group French
roast coffee.

Pecan: Add 1 cup finely chopped toasted pecans. Roll each log in 1/3 cup
finely chopped toasted pecans.
Recipe By : Food & Wine 10/96

Posted to FOODWINE Digest 12 November 96

Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1996 11:04:39 0500

From: Laura Hunter LHunter722@AOL.COM