piggies (sugar and cinnamon pie dough cookies)

Ingredients

• Servings: 2


• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour


• 1/4 teaspoon salt


• 1/3 cup shortening


• 2 tablespoons warm water, or as needed


• 1 tablespoon shortening


• 1/4 cup white sugar


• ground cinnamon

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Ready Time: 40 mins



• preheat oven to 450 degrees f (230 degrees c). spray a baking sheet with cooking spray, or line with parchment paper.


• mix flour and salt together in a bowl, and use a pastry cutter to cut in 1/3 cup of shortening until the mixture forms pea-size balls. with a fork, form a small well in the center of the mixture, and pour in water, a couple of teaspoons at a time, and stir with the fork to mix in the water and form a dough. incorporate each addition of water before adding the next, until about 3/4 of the flour mixture has formed a stiff dough. work a little more water in with your hands, and shape the dough into a ball.


• working on a well-floured work surface with a floured rolling pin, roll the dough out into a rectangle about 12 by 16 inches, and about 1/8-inch thick. spread 1 tablespoon of shortening over the surface of the dough with a soft spatula, and sprinkle sugar all over the dough square. sprinkle the dough with cinnamon. pick up a long edge of dough, and tightly roll the dough into a log shape. with a sharp knife, slice the log into 3/4-inch thick slices. place the slices the prepared baking sheet.


• bake in the preheated oven until the cookies are lightly browned and sizzling on the bottom, about 8 minutes. cool on paper towels; freeze extras for later.