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Sweet Cakes | Sleepy Hollow

Bryton Taylor; Food in Literature
Prep Time 50 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 2 minutes
Servings 25

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 cups white sugar
  • 3 cups plain flour
  • 1/3 cup butter
  • 1 large egg room temperature
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 cup cream
  • 1/4 cup milk

Instructions
 

  • Begin by creaming together the butter and sugar before adding in the eggs, cream and milk. Finally, add in the self-raising flour. Roll into a log, chill in the fridge for half an hour.
  • Preheat oven to 320F/160C.
  • Either roll and slice into rectangular cookies or slice the roll to create circles. Spread on a cookie tray and sprinkle with white sugar. Bake for ~10 minutes until golden.

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