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Apple Cutout Sugar Cookies

Apple Cutout Sugar Cookies
Not only are these pretty cookies fun to serve, but they bake up delicate and flaky and taste wonderful. Even the dough is a treat to work with - so easy to roll out and cut. -Marlys Benning, Ackley, Iowa
24 ServingsPrep: 20 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch + standing

Ingredients

  • 1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 egg
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • FROSTING:
  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1/4 cup light corn syrup
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • Red and green food coloring

Directions

  • In a large bowl, combine the first seven ingredients in order given
  • and mix well. Chill dough 2-3 hours or until easy to handle.
  • Roll out on a lightly floured surface to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with
  • an apple-shaped cookie cutter dipped in flour. Place on greased
  • baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 7-8 minutes or until lightly
  • browned. Cool on wire racks.
  • For frosting, combine sugar, corn syrup and water in a small bowl.
  • Transfer three fourths of the frosting into another bowl; add red
  • food coloring for apples. Add green food coloring to remaining
  • frosting for stems. Frost cookies. Allow to sit overnight for
© Taste of Home 2013

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Apple Cutout Sugar Cookies (continued)

Directions (continued)

  • frosting to harden. Yield: 4 dozen.
Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (2 each) equals 191 calories, 8 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 29 mg cholesterol, 137 mg sodium, 29 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 2 g protein.
© Taste of Home 2013