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I found this recipe in a magazine over 30 years ago and have made the cutouts for Christmas ever since. Four ingredients make them an oh-so-simple recipe to whip up during the hectic holidays.
Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 each) equals 261 calories, 15 g fat (9 g saturated fat), 41 mg cholesterol, 155 mg sodium, 28 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein.
Originally published as Shortbread Cutouts in Best of Country Cookies , p45
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Reviewed on Dec. 15, 2012 by Panryder
Good recipe, I did the same and cut the flour down to 2 1/4 cups since rolling it out in flour adds more. Also added a tsp of vanilla to add a tad bit more moisture. Make sure you kneed the dough thoroughly and roll it out while it's at room temp. Does not work well chilled! Cookies came out great and tasted just like the ones I used to make with my mom when I was a kid... Everyone loved them!
Reviewed on Oct. 31, 2012 by Nurse.Mom
The dough is a little too dry, so I cut the flour down to 2 cups. I have no trouble rolling and cutting them out, and have used both colored sugar and glaze to decorate them. They are delicious, and wildly popular with everyone who gets them.
Reviewed on Apr. 02, 2012 by questam
Didn't care for this recipe. Shortbread dough really shouldn't be rolled out.
Reviewed on Jul. 29, 2011 by maxpug
I have made these several times love them, we frost them too . I have never had trouble with mixing.
Reviewed on Oct. 19, 2010 by maggieaw
YUM! I made these tonight, a little worried after reading the earlier reviews. Shouldnt have worried, no problem in rolling them out. I use parchment for rolling and wish I would have found this magic solution many many years ago. It would have made me look so good. The cookies are delicious of course how can you go wrong with a simple shortbread. I made these with a 2 inch flower and sprinkled brown and orange jimmies on them for a Halloween flair. And oh my house smells like a bakery! Try these if you like a rich cookie! So good.
Reviewed on Mar. 17, 2010 by cynthiaelliott
I found that the dough was a little dry and would not hold together, but I then realized it needed to be kneaded together to form a ball. It then was able to be rolled out. I used shamrock cutters and colored sugar for sme, others I piped around the shapes. The only lasted one day and then they were gone.
Reviewed on Dec. 12, 2009 by MPrinke
I used my paddle and let mix until it formed a ball. It cut out very well. I used a seashell cutout frosted with a thin coat of royal icing sprinkled with glitter and put a black chocolate pearl on. Spectacular!
Reviewed on Nov. 05, 2009 by Angelizz10
This recipe is just not good for cutouts.
Reviewed on Jan. 10, 2009 by mchorse
OK.I tried to make the short bread cutouts but they don't work like it say's on the recipe.So,I had to go one step forward and add milk and eggs.If you do it like it say's on the recipe is to dry and it won't stay together at all you can't work with it.
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