Welsh Cookies

Welsh Cookies

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• pinch of salt
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup currants (I use 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips and 1/4 cup dried cranberries)
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup milk

Directions

• Mix flour, baking powder, salt and sugar in medium bowl until well blended.
• Cut in butter and shortening with a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly.
• Toss in currents.
• Beat egg and milk with a fork and add to flour mixture.
• Mix until blended.
• Dough should be consistency of pastry dough.
• Roll out dough to 1/4 inch thickness and cut with 3 inch cookie cutter.

• Heat greased griddle over moderate heat.
• Cook cookies 3 minutes or until golden brown.  Turn and cook another 3 minutes.
• Remove and cool on wire rack.  Let cool completely, then wrap in plastic wrap to store.
• Can also be frozen

Not a real sweet cookie but very good.

Heart Shaped Welsh Cookies

Happy Eating  🍪