CRISPY COOKIE COFFEE CAKE 
1 pkg. active dry yeast
1/4 c. warm, not hot, water
4 c. sifted flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. grated lemon rind, optional
1 1/4 c. sugar
1 c. butter
2 eggs, beaten
1 c. milk, scalded and cooled to lukewarm
1 tsp. cinnamon

In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water.

In a large bowl combine flour, salt, lemon rind, 1/4 cup sugar. Cut in butter with fork or pastry blender.

Combine eggs, milk, dissolved yeast and add to flour mixture. Combine all and mix together. Cover tightly. Refrigerate overnight or 6-8 hours.

Divide dough in half. On a floured board roll each piece into 18x20 inch rectangle. Sprinkle with remaining 1 cup sugar and 1 tsp. cinnamon. Roll up tightly, beginning at wide end. Cut roll into 1 inch slices. Flatten with the palm of your hand. Bake at 375 degrees for 12 minutes. Makes approximately 36 rolls.

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Crispy Cookie Coffee Cake
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 Emma G (United Kingdom) says:
This is my great grandmother's recipe! :) Her name was Vera Ballien and she was the Gold Ribbon Winner for the Saginaw County Fair years and years ago (around 1970s). She put this recipe in a newspaper article that she was in for being the winner.

 

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