Apple Cutout Sugar Cookies

Name: Apple Cutout Sugar Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 dozen.
Ingredients: 1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar; 1 cup butter, softened; 1 egg; 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon cream of tartar; FROSTING:; 2 cups confectioners' sugar; 1/4 cup light corn syrup; 2 tablespoons water; Red and green food coloring

Not only are these pretty cookies fun to serve, but they bake up delicate and flaky and taste wonderful. Even the dough is a treat to work with - so easy to roll out and cut. -Marlys Benning, Ackley, Iowa

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 cup butter, softened
1 egg
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
FROSTING:
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1/4 cup light corn syrup
2 tablespoons water
Red and green food coloring

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the first seven ingredients in order given and mix well. Chill dough 2-3 hours or until easy to handle.
Roll out on a lightly floured surface to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with an apple-shaped cookie cutter dipped in flour. Place on greased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 7-8 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on wire racks.
For frosting, combine sugar, corn syrup and water in a small bowl. Transfer three fourths of the frosting into another bowl; add red food coloring for apples. Add green food coloring to remaining frosting for stems. Frost cookies. Allow to sit overnight for frosting to harden.

Nutrition Facts

2 each: 191 calories, 8g fat (5g saturated fat), 29mg cholesterol, 137mg sodium, 29g carbohydrate (18g sugars, 0 fiber), 2g protein.

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Originally published as Apple Cutout Sugar Cookies in Taste of Home August/September 1994

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cookbookmom

Apr 13, 2014

This is the best recipe i have used to date. Cream of tartar helps them hold their shape really well.
SharonWaldrop

Dec 28, 2013

I am a long-term TOH subscriber/reader and have been baking these cookies since they were published in the August/September 1994 issue. No sugar cookie recipe compares to this one! Everyone who tastes them asks me for the recipe and I refer them to TOH.
acarson60

Feb 18, 2011

this is the only sugar cookie recipe I use anymore. Everyone loves them
dream3

Apr 20, 2010

Have made these for years. They are easy and amazing. Takes time but is well worth it.

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