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Deluxe Sugar Cookies Recipe

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"Christmas cutouts signal the season for our family," relates field editor Dawn Fagerstrom of Warren, Minnesota. "Usually I 'paint' these with colorful icing - or if time's short, I simply sprinkle them with colored sugar."

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Deluxe Sugar Cookies Recipe

Prep: 20 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch

Yield: 30 Servings

20 10 30

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and extracts. Combine flour, baking soda and cream of tartar; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Chill for at least 1 hour or until easy to handle.
Divide dough into fourth. On a surface lightly sprinkled with confectioners' sugar, roll out the dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut into desired shapes. Place on ungreased baking sheets. Repeat with the remaining dough. Bake at 350° for 7-8 minutes, or until the edges begin to brown. Remove to wire racks to cool. Yield: 5 dozen (2-inch cookies).

Editor's Note: Cookies may be sprinkled with colored sugar before baking or frosted after being baked and cooled.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 each) equals 118 calories, 6 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 23 mg cholesterol, 106 mg sodium, 14 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.

Originally published as Deluxe Sugar Cookies in Taste of Home December/January 1995, p13

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Reviewed on Feb. 05, 2012 by GHen

Have used this receipe for a long time except I add 1/2 tsp salt and bake on a lightly greased cookie sheet

Reviewed on Mar. 27, 2011 by skwirel

i LOVED these cookies. had no problem with them sticking and they taste great. the only change i made the next time i made these was to add only 1/4 tspn of almond extract. it was just too strong for my taste. but they have a great texture and firmness. rolled out easily and hold shape perfectly after baking

Reviewed on Oct. 31, 2010 by jbrommel01

I give this recipe ZERO stars!! What a huge flop and waste of ingredients!! I made one sheet of cookies and baked them according to the directions, and they all stuck to the sheet. There was absolutely NO way to get them off the sheet without destroying them. I threw the remaining dough in the garbage and didnt even attempt another sheet. Very disappointed.

Reviewed on Nov. 18, 2009 by SherriP12s

I use this recipe every year for my cut outs! Very very very good!!! A++++