Pie Crust Cookies & a Little Heavenly Love

This recipe is something that always reminds me of home.  My mom used to make these and they were so good for something so darn simple!

There are several great things about these cookies:

• If are broke, they are cheap to make.
• If you are directionally challenged in the kitchen, they are super easy
• If you have children, they love to help make them
• If you don't have much time, they are fairly quick to make.

But above all, they are soooo very good!

Enjoy!

Pie Crust Cookies

Just like mom used to make...

Time Rating:  Quick
Difficulty:        Easy

Servings:         2 dozen

Prep Time:     40 minutes (maybe a little less depending on how well you can make pie crust)

What you'll need:

• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon Salt
• 1/3 cup Shortening (I use the butter flavored Crisco)
• 6 tablespoons Cold Water
• 1/8 cup Sugar
• 1 tablespoon Cinnamon
• 1 stick of Butter or Margarine

What you'll do:

1. Heat oven to 400°.
2. Mix flour and salt in a large bowl.  Cut in shortening with pastry blender  until mixture is completely blended and appears crumbly.
3. Mix water, 1 tablespoon at a time, by lightly tossing with a fork.  Add only enough water to form mixture into a ball.  The dough will be sticky and tough if too much water is added and it will crack and tear when rolled if too little is added.  Tricky stuff!
4. Divide dough into 2 balls and roll each out to 1/8" thick at most.
5. Mix the sugar and the cinnamon into a small dish or shaker to taste.  Do not make bitter...unless you like that sorta thing.
6. Melt butter/margarine in the microwave or on the stove top and spread on top of the rolled out crust.
7. Cut crust into medium sized bite sized pieces or use cookie cutters to make shapes and place them on an un-greased baking sheet.
8. Bake for 5 - 8 minutes or until puffy.  
9. Remove from baking sheet immediately to a cooling rack or wax paper to cool.  
10. When cool, enjoy!

And I can't, of course, forget that I'm hooking up with Pamela over at Pamela's Heavenly Treats...and her treats are oh so heavenly!  Go check me out!  I'm being featured!