Mavis Ceci’s clothespin cookie recipe is a certified hit. It’s one of the most popular recipes on our website, and Ceci first shared it with us for a May 2010 story about cookie tables at weddings — a tradition in the eastern portion of our state. Clothespin Cookies |Makes about 24 cookies Recipe courtesy of Mavis Ceci INGREDIENTS Dough 1 cup margarine, softened 1-1/2 cups flour 1/2 cup sour cream Filling 1 cup shortening 1 cup margarine 2 cups sugar 2 egg whites (pasteurized eggs suggested) 4 teaspoons vanilla 1 cup hot milk powdered sugar for dusting DIRECTIONS Combine the ingredients for the dough by hand until the mixture forms a sticky ball. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Divide the dough in half. Roll one half out on a floured surface to form a (roughly) 10-inch square. Cut dough into one-inch-wide strips and wrap on forms (old-fashioned wooden clothespins or wooden or metal dowels). Bake for 11 minutes, or until lightly browned. Cool completely. To prepare the filling, beat shortening, margarine and sugar together. Beat in egg whites. Add vanilla and milk a little at a time until thoroughly combined. Using a pastry bag, pipe the filling into cookies. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
