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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

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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,...

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

Instructions

  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

Karen Johnson

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

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