Poundcookies Recipes

POUND COOKIES

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees.
• Mix all ingredients together, starting with the shortening and adding each one in order. You can do this by hand or with a heavy-duty mixer.
• Roll dough into 1 1/2 inch balls.
• Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Press with bottom of a small glass dipped in flour.
• Bake 20 minutes.
• When cookies are cool, dip in sugar-cinnamon mixture.

LEMON POUND CAKE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Cream sugar and butter together in a bowl using an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Whisk flour and baking powder together in a separate bowl; gradually beat into creamed butter mixture until just combined. Beat eggs, 1 at a time, into butter-flour mixture until dough is thoroughly mixed; stir in lemon extract. Drop small scoops of dough onto a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cookies spring back when touched, 10 to 12 minutes.

POUND CAKE COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar well. Beat the egg and add to the creamed mixture, along with the vanilla extract. Gradually add the flour. Drop the dough by the teaspoon, about an inch apart onto ungreased baking sheets (or lined with baking parchment). Bake at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes or until lightly browned around the edges. Let cookies rest on the baking sheet briefly, then remove to a cooling rack to cool completely. Store in a covered container.

NO FAIL POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla and lemon extract. Beat in water and sour cream. Beat in the cake mix and flour. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 60 to 80 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.

POUND CAKE COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F Mix half of the cake mix (dry), the butter, almond extract and egg in large bowl until smooth.
• Stir in remaining cake mix.
• Divide dough into halves.
• Roll each half 1/8 inch thick on lightly floured board. (I like using a half flour, half powdered sugar mix.).
• Cut into desired shapes.
• Or roll into 1-inch balls, place on ungreased cookie sheet and flatten with the bottom of a glass.
• Bake until edges are light brown, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Cool slightly before removing from cookie sheet.
• Cool completely.
• Ice with Buttercream Icing (I use Recipe #261024) and decorate, if desired, with sprinkles etc.
• Yields: 3 to 4 dozen cookies.
• TIP: Add sprinkles to the icing and mix well.
• Then ice cookies as usual. They are now decorated without a lot of the mess!