Scrumptious Sugar Cookies Recipe

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My husband developed this crisp sugar cookie when he was a baker in Alaska. It's traveled with us to many states, along with requests for the recipe! —Nancy Gribble, Fort Wayne, Indiana

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Scrumptious Sugar Cookies Recipe

Prep: 15 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch

Yield: 30 Servings

15 10 25

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup butter-flavored shortening
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups cake flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
ICING:
2-2/3 cups confectioners' sugar
6 tablespoons butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 to 3 tablespoons 2% milk
Red paste food coloring, optional
Miniature semisweet chocolate chips and red-hot candies

Directions

In a large bowl, cream the butter, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and extracts. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.
Divide dough into thirds; flatten each portion into a circle. Wrap each in plastic wrap; refrigerate for 2 hours or until easy to handle.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out one portion of dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 4-1/2-in. gingerbread boy cookie cutter; place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Repeat with remaining dough; chill and reroll scraps.
Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
In a small bowl, beat the confectioners' sugar, butter, vanilla and enough milk to achieve desired consistency. Tint a portion red if desired. Decorate cookies as desired with icing, chocolate chips and red-hots. Yield: about 2-1/2 dozen.

To Make Ahead: Dough can be made 2 days in advance. Let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes before rolling out. Cookies can be baked 1 week ahead of time and stored in an airtight container at room temperature or frozen for up to 1 month.

Nutritional Facts 1 cookie (calculated without chocolate chips and red-hot candies) equals 243 calories, 12 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 36 mg cholesterol, 111 mg sodium, 32 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Scrumptious Sugar Cookies in Taste of Home Christmas Annual Annual 2010, p136