Cookbook:Rock Cookies

Rock Cookies
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Ingredients

• 4 cups flour
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ¾ cup butter
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• ¼ pound dried currants
• ¼ tsp mace
• Zest of half a lemon
• 3 eggs, well beaten
• Candied cherries

Procedure

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Sift flour, salt, and baking powder; rub in butter. Add sugar, currants, mace, and lemon zest. Stir in eggs.
3. Form into rough balls about 1 inch in diameter. If balls aren't holding together well, sprinkle with water. Garnish with ⅛ of a candied cherry.
4. Bake for 9 minutes at 350°F. Cool.