Recipe: Tasty Grandma Elsie's Meltaway Cookies W/ flavor variations

Grandma Elsie's Meltaway Cookies W/ flavor variations. **Watch for the possible allergy warning on the corn starch container. I found this recipe in my mother's cookbook over a year ago and didn't pay any. These soft lemon meltaway cookies get their name for a very good reason. One of the best things about these cookies is their versatility - I've added lemon juice and zest for today's version, but you can just as easily substitute lime or even orange juice! And better yet, you just might have all the ingredients on hand!

Let me create a little scenario for you… you are invited to a cookie exchange at the last minute and They worked well with real butter, but I'll also try them using butter flavor Crisco for comparison. They are a super soft almond shortbread style cookie topped with almond royal icing and they are truly amazing. Note: I like to use this brand of almond extract because it has great flavor, make sure whichever one you use is a true almond extract - not artificial. You can have Grandma Elsie's Meltaway Cookies W/ flavor variations using 5 ingredients and 16 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Grandma Elsie's Meltaway Cookies W/ flavor variations

1. You need 2 1/2 cup of margarine.
2. Prepare 1 cup of powdered sugar.
3. It's 4 tsp of vanilla extract.
4. It's 4 cup of flour.
5. Prepare 1 of additional powdered sugar (optional).

These cookies are unique in both flavor and texture. Because they are made with powdered sugar instead of granulated sugar, they have a texture that just melts in your mouth. Dip in powdered sugar while cookies are warm. Handle very carefully, they are fragile.

Grandma Elsie's Meltaway Cookies W/ flavor variations step by step

1. preheat oven to 350.
2. cream margarine sugar and vanilla..
3. stir in flour 1 cup at a time..
4. place in a tablespoon sized ball onto ungreased cookie sheet..
5. bake about 15 min or until bottoms are golden..
6. cool on wire rack..
7. add a sprinkling of powdered sugar to the tops of cookies when cool if u like..
8. store in airtight container..
9. VARIATION:.
10. FOR MINT MELTAWAYS... add mint extract instead of vanilla and 30 drops of green dye.. make as normal..
11. FOR STRAWBERRY MELTAWAYS: use strawberry extract instead of vanilla and add 30 drop red food color.. make as usual..
12. FOR BANANA: use banana extract and yellow food color...
13. SEE WHERE I'M GOING HERE?.
14. this makes about 40-50 cookies!.
15. feel free to combine. flavors into one cookie.. split the batch and take a pinch of each flavor and swirl them together in any pattern before baking..
16. enjoy! :).

Christmas Meltaway Cookies are the perfect edible gifts for any occasion. Very easy to make with very simple ingredients. So you can give them to as many people as you like. Note: There are also variations for peppermint, almond, nut, spice and orange meltaways. Note: the jello does give a small hint of flavor, so you don�t want to use too much.