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Behind The Scenes At Lehman’s: The Cover Cookie Recipe

Recently, Lehman’s sent out a fall catalog with our Steel Nutcracker on the cover. Sharing space with it was a plate of cookies. And it appears that people went (pardon the pun) nuts for them: we got requests from all over about the cookies!

Below, you’ll find a Lehman family cookie recipe that will give you cookies very like those shown on our catalog cover. A big thank-you to Pearl Taylor, sister of our founder, Jay Lehman, for sharing the recipe. Enjoy!

Behind The Scenes At Lehman’s: The Cover Cookie Recipe

Recently, Lehman’s sent out a fall catalog with our Steel Nutcracker on the cover. Sharing space with it was a plate of cookies. And it appears that people went (pardon the pun) nuts for them: we got requests from all over about the cookies!Below,...

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Ingredients

  • 1 c. butter
  • 1 1/2 c. powered sugar
  • 1 beaten egg
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 2 1/2 c. flour
  • 1 t. soda
  • 1 t. cream of tartar
  • Nuts or maraschino cherries for the tops

Directions

  1. Cream butter and powered sugar.
  2. Add remaining ingredients and beat thoroughly.
  3. Chill dough 1 hour.
  4. Make soft balls, flatten slightly. 
  5. Top with nuts or cherry halves.
  6. Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes.
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Karen Johnson

Web copywriter, Lehman's Hardware in Kidron, Ohio.

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