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Grandma's Sugar Cookies

This is one of my great-grandmother's recipes that I received years ago from one of my great-aunts. We bake these cookies for holidays and other special occasions. I have fun at Christmas cutting the cookies with holiday cookie cutters and decorating them with colored sugar and icing, then wrapping them in colored plastic wrap and giving them to friends. —Kristy Deloach, Baton Rouge, Louisia

72 ServingsPrep: 15 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch

Ingredients

2 cups sugar
1 cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs, lightly beaten
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
ICING:
4 cups confectioners' sugar
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 to 2/3 cup evaporated milk
Assorted food coloring and decorations of your choice

Directions

In a large bowl, cream the sugar, butter, vanilla and salt. Add eggs
and mix well. Combine the flour, baking powder and baking soda; add
to creamed mixture. Chill until firm, about 1 hour.
On a floured surface, roll dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut shapes
with cookie cutters; place on greased baking sheets. Bake at
375° for 7-12 minutes (depending on size) or until light golden
brown. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
In a large bowl, combine the confectioners’ sugar, extract and enough
milk to achieve desired consistency. Tint with food coloring.

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Grandma's Sugar Cookies (continued)

Directions (continued)

Decorate cookies as desired. Yield: 6 dozen 2-1/2-inch cookies or
1-1/2 dozen 4-1/4-inch cookies.

Nutrition Facts: 1 small cookie (calculated without decorations) equals 93 calories, 3 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 13 mg cholesterol, 62 mg sodium, 16 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.