Lucky Leaves

Name: Lucky Leaves
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter or margarine; 2 cups firmly packed brown sugar; 2 eggs, well beaten; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves; 1/2 cup cold strong brewed coffee; Red hot cinnamon candies; Green maraschino cherries, cut into strips

12 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter or margarine
2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
2 eggs, well beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 cup cold strong brewed coffee
Red hot cinnamon candies
Green maraschino cherries, cut into strips

Directions

1

Cream butter in a large mixing bowl; gradually add sugar, beating well. Beat in eggs and vanilla, mixing well.
2

Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, and cloves 4 times. Stir into creamed mixture alternately with coffee, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Cover and chill overnight.
3

Divide dough into fourths. Work with one portion of dough at a time, keeping remaining dough chilled until ready to use. Roll to 1/3-inch thickness on a heavily floured surface. Cut with a clover leaf cutter.
4

Place 1 inch apart on lightly greased cookie sheets. Place 3 cinnamon candies in center of each cookie; place a cherry strip in center as a stem. Bake at 450° for 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from cookie sheets, and cool on wire racks. Repeat procedure with remaining dough.