Wild Birdseed Cookies
List of Ingredients
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup sugar
2/3 cup butter, margarine, or lard
2 eggs
2/3 cup birdseed (too much will make the cookies crack)
macaroni elbows for hangers
2 egg whites for wash
cookie cutters
wool or twine to hang cookies
NO SALT!
Recipe
Sift dry ingredients together. Cut in shortening with a pastry blender until crumbly. Add eggs until dough firms. Add birdseed and kneed until smooth. Chill overnight wrapped in waxpaper and a plastic bag. Roll out on lightly floured surface to 1/4" thickness and cut into shapes. Press a macaroni elbow in at the top of each cookie to make a hanger. Brush with slightly beaten egg white and press more birdseed into the face of the cookie. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 325 degrees F for 12-15 minutes, or until the cookies are hard. Hang outside using twine.
Don't be discouraged if the birds do not come around right away, they will. You might have to put new cookies out daily to attract them.
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