Deluxe Sugar Cookies
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch
YIELD: 5 dozen (2-inch) cookies.
Christmas cutouts signal the holiday season. For variety, sprinkle half of the cookies with colored sugar before baking and frost the remaining ones after they're cooled.—Dawn Fagerstrom, Warren, Minnesota
Ingredients
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1 cup butter, softened
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1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
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1 large egg, room temperature, beaten,
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1/2 teaspoon almond extract
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2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1 teaspoon cream of tartar
Directions
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1.
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg and extracts. Combine flour, baking soda and cream of tartar; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Chill for at least 1 hour or until easy to handle.
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2.
Divide dough into fourths. On a surface lightly sprinkled with confectioners' sugar, roll out 1 portion of dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut into desired shapes using 2-in. cookie cutters. Place on ungreased baking sheets. Repeat with remaining dough. Bake at 350° for 7-8 minutes or until the edges begin to brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.
Nutrition Facts
1 cookie: 59 calories, 3g fat (2g saturated fat), 11mg cholesterol, 47mg sodium, 7g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.
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