Old-Fashioned Cutout Cookies Recipe

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These simple cookies are so crisp and buttery, it's hard to eat just one. I make them for special holidays, but they're welcome anytime. -Elizabeth Turner, Lula, Georgia

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Old-Fashioned Cutout Cookies Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

Yield: 9 Servings

15 10 25

Ingredients

1/4 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon whole milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups self-rising flour
Additional sugar

Directions

In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, milk and vanilla. Gradually add flour and mix well.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with 3-in. cookie cutters dipped in flour. Sprinkle with additional sugar.
Place 1 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Reroll scraps if desired. Bake at 375° for 7-8 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool. Yield: about 1-1/2 dozen.

Editor's Note: As a substitute for 1-1/2 cups self-rising flour, place 2-1/4 teaspoons baking powder and 3/4 teaspoon salt in a measuring cup. Add all-purpose flour to measure 1 cup. Combine with an additional 1/2 cup all-purpose flour.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 each) equals 185 calories, 6 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 37 mg cholesterol, 299 mg sodium, 31 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 3 g protein.

Originally published as Old-Fashioned Cutout Cookies in Reminisce July/August 2002, p50