Holiday Spiced Cookies

• 12 cup butter or 12 cup margarine or 12 cup Butter Flavor Crisco
• 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 12 teaspoon lemon extract
• 12 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 34 cups flour, sifted
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 12 teaspoon salt
• 12 teaspoon black pepper
• 14 teaspoon ground cloves
• 14 teaspoon ground mace
• confectioners' sugar

1. In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and brown sugar.
2. Beat in the eggs and extracts.
3. In another bowl sift together the flour, salt, baking powder, pepper and spices.
4. Gradually add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, beating well after each addition.
5. Chill for 2 hours.
6. Preheat oven to 375 degrees .
7. Shape the dough with 2 teaspoons into ovals and place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
8. This yields about 5 dozen cookies.
9. Bake 8-10 minutes.
10. Remove from the cookie sheet and cool on a wire rack.
11. Sprinkle with confectioners sugar.
12. For a softer cookie, use a scoop to measure out an amount roll into a ball (about 1") and flatten out on an ungreased cookie sheet and press down with a fork and bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes.
13. This yields about 2-1/2 dozen cookies.
14. Cool and store in airtight containers.
15. These cookies keep well and mellow with age.
16. They are at their best about 1 week to 10 days.

butter, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla, lemon, almond, flour, baking powder, salt, black pepper, ground cloves, ground mace, confectioners

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/holiday-spiced-cookies-274912 (may not work)