It's that time of the year again! Girl Scout cookies are for sale. Please support the Girl Scouts in your area by buying several boxes. We each have our favorites. Mine are Do-Si Dos!
The Girl Scouts have been selling cookies to raise money for activities since 1917. But, they haven't always been sold in those bright colored boxes at your front door. Originally and for many years the Girl Scouts actually made the cookies they sold at local businesses.
The original cookies were Sugar cookies. I am sure there are small variations in recipes around the country.
This is one of those recipes. I think you will enjoy these when the ones you buy this year are gone-All Too Quickly!
Original Girl Scout Cookies
1 cup Butter, at room temperature
1 Cup Sugar, plus additional to sprinkle over cookies
2 Eggs, blended well
2 Tablespoonfuls Milk
1 teaspoonful Vanilla
2 Cups Bread Flour
1/2 teaspoonful Salt
2 teaspoonfuls Baking Powder
Preheat oven to 425 degrees
Sift the Flour, Salt and Baking Powder together and set aside.
Cream the Butter and 1 cup of Sugar together well.
Add the Eggs, Milk and Vanilla and mix well again to incorporate.
Add the Flour mixture and mix well.
Cover dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate for one hour.
Roll dough out very thin and cut into rounds or shapes.
Bake in preheated oven for 8-10 minutes until golden brown.
Remove to cooling rack and sprinkle each hot cookie with Sugar.
6 dozen cookies
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