---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: Spice Cookies
 Categories: Cookies
      Yield: 100 servings
 
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           Dough--------------
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      1 c  Sugar
      2 ts Nutmeg
    1/4 c  Dark corn syrup
      1 c  Butter or margarine
      2 ts Cinnamon
      4 c  Flour, unsifted
      2 ts Cloves
      1 ts Baking soda
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      2 x  Egg whites
           Assorted food colors
      2 c  Powdered sugar
           Colored sugar, etc
    1/8 ts Cream of tartar
 
      Combine sugar, syrup and spices with 1/2 c water in med saucepan.
  Cook, stirring, over med heat just until mix starts to boil. Remove   from
  heat. Add butter, stir until melted. Cool 30 min. Stir in 3 c   flour and
  soda using wooden spoon.  Mix until smooth.    Add remaining flour.  Mix
  with hands until flour disappears. Turn   dough onto lightly floured
  board; knead until smooth. Form dough into   ball. Wrap in plastic film
  and chill at least 2 hours, no longer than   5 days. Divide dough into
  fourths.     On lightly floured surface,   roll out dough, 1/4 at a time,
  to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut with   assorted cookie cutters. Place cookies
  on lightly greased cookie   sheet. Bake at 350 for 6 - 8 min until lightly
  browned. Cool   completely on wire racks. Store for 24 hrs before icing.
    To make   icing:  mix egg whites w/ powdered sugar and cream of tartar
  at med   speed until mix will hold its shape. Divide icing into small
  bowls.   Add enough food color to tint desired shades. Icing may be
  applied w/   pastry or paint brushes. Decorate w/ colored sugar,
  sprinkles, etc   while icing is moist.
 
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