Frances' Brown Sugar Cookies

[mishalak]

1 C. butter (I suppose you could use shortening, bleh)
2 C. Brown Sugar
3½ C. Flour
¼ C. Milk
2 eggs
2 C. nuts
1 t. baking soda
1 t. baking powder
1 t. salt
1 t. nutmeg
1 t. vanilla

Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla, mix. Then slowly add slowly add mixed dry ingredients, alternating with the milk. The cookies are generally better if the nuts are softer. You can add up to a cup of chocolate chips, but this causes them to spread out more. Scoop tablespoon-sized balls onto a cookie sheet and flatten to about finger thickness. The original instructions called for baking for 10 minutes at 175°C (350°F), but I found this too short. Let them stay in until the browning starts creeping up from the bottom side pretty well. They tend to be moister than I care for if they come out after just ten.

Comments

[von-krag.livejournal.com]

I agree on the shortning. I'd think using 1 cup of bread flour replacing 1 cup of the AP would help in the moistness, it has more gluten making a stronger dough.