Refrigerator Cookies
by the Editors of Easy Home Cooking Magazine
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Refrigerator Cookies
Yield: Makes about 4 dozen cookies
Become a cookie artist–test your decorating skills with these simple, light cookies.
Ingredients:
1/2
cup sugar
1/4
cup light corn syrup
1/4
cup margarine, softened
1/4
cup cholesterol-free egg substitute
1
teaspoon vanilla
1-3/4
cups all-purpose flour
1/4
teaspoon baking soda
1/4
teaspoon salt
Cookie decorations (optional)
Preparation:
1.
Beat sugar, corn syrup and margarine in large bowl. Add egg substitute and vanilla; mix well. Set aside.
2.
Combine flour, baking soda and salt in medium bowl. Add to sugar mixture; mix well. Form dough into 2 (1-1/2-inch-wide) rolls. Wrap in plastic wrap. Freeze 1 hour.
3.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper. Cut dough into 1/4-inch-thick slices; place 1 inch apart on prepared cookie sheets. Sprinkle with cookie decorations, if desired.
4.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool on wire racks.
Variation:
Add 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder to dough for chocolate cookies.
Nutritional Information:
| Serving Size: 1 cookie (without decorations) | |
| Carbohydrate | 7 g |
| Total Fat | 1 g |
| Calories from Fat | 23 % |
| Calories | 39 |
| Sodium | 32 mg |
Dietary Exchange:
| Starch | 1/2 |
This recipe appears in: Butter & Sugar