Imperial Cookies Recipe

Ingredients for Imperial Cookies

• ½ cup butter
• 2½ cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 eggs
• ½ teaspoon lemon extract
• 1 tablespoon milk
• ½ teaspoon grated nutmeg

Instructions

1. Cream the butter, add sugar, egg well beaten, milk, and extract.
2. Mix and sift dry ingredients and add to first mixture.
3. Toss one-fourth of mixture on a floured board and roll as thinly as possible; shape with a small round cutter, first dipped in flour.
4. Place near together on a buttered sheet and bake in a moderate oven.
5. Gather up the trimmings and roll with another portion of dough.
6. During rolling, the bowl containing mixture should be kept in a cool place, or it will be necessary to add more flour to dough, which makes cookies hard rather than crisp and short.