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Welsh Cookies
Prep Time
10
minutes
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Cook Time
15
minutes
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Resting Time
1
hour
hr
Total Time
1
hour
hr
25
minutes
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Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
Welsh
Servings:
48
cookies
Ingredients
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¾
pound
butter
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1 ½
cups
Sugar
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¼
cup
milk
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2
eggs
-
large
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4
cups
flour
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½
teaspoon
salt
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1
teaspoon
nutmeg
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1
teaspoon
baking powder
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½
teaspoon
baking soda
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1
cup
dried currants or raisins
Instructions
In a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Add eggs and milk and mix until combined.
In a separate bowl, combine flour, salt, nutmeg, baking powder and baking soda.
Slowly add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until combined. Stir in currants.
Wrap dough and chill for one hour.
On a floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Use a cookie cutter to cut out your favorite shape.
Spray a non-stick skillet with cooking spray and fry the cookies until they are golden on both sides.
Notes
Add Sugar:
Sprinkle a little powdered sugar, caster sugar etc. on the cooked cookies.
Cold butter:
Like a scone, this recipe benefits from cold butter or lard.
Variation tip:
If you have no stand mixer, try an electric mixer or even a pastry blender.
Dietary consideration tip:
Feel free to use a sugar alternative or a gluten-free flour if you need to.