Shrewsbury cakes from Classic Home Desserts: A Treasury of Heirloom and Contemporary Recipes by Richard Sax

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  • ashallen on August 31, 2022

    I made these with the suggested substitution of ground mace for nutmeg. They baked up very thin, lightly crisp-tender, and buttery. I was impressed by how a small amount of mace managed to flavor the cookies. Dough is verrry soft and sticky but was easy to slice after 24 hours in the refrigerator. Recipe says to place cookies 1/2-inch apart on cookie sheets. Mine spread wide such that they all melded with their neighbors and ended up being a bit rectangular. Definitely don't leave to cool on cookie sheets too long - they wanted to stick as they cooled. Overall, we thought these were pleasant but not super-exciting. I think I would have been more excited if they'd been lemon-flavored!

  • ashallen on August 31, 2022

    Recipe suggests ground mace can be substituted for ground nutmeg.

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