Taste of Home
Frosted Butter Cutouts
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 30 min. + chilling Bake: 40 min.
YIELD: 5-1/2 dozen.
"With their soft tender insides, these cookies quickly disappear from the cookie jar," reports Stephanie McKinnon of West Valley City, Utah. "Vanilla pudding mix gives the frosting a velvety texture and fabulous flavor."
Ingredients
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1/2 cup butter, softened
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1 cup sugar
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1 egg
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1/2 cup sour cream
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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FROSTING:
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1/4 cup cold milk
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3 tablespoons instant vanilla pudding mix
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1/4 cup butter, softened
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2-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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Food coloring, optional
Directions
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1.
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg, sour cream and vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Cover and chill for 1 hour or until easy to handle.
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2.
On a work surface that has been sprinkled heavily with confectioners' sugar, roll out dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a 2-1/2-in. cookie cutters. Place 1 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Immediately remove to wire racks to cool.
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3.
For frosting, combine milk and pudding mix until smooth; set aside. In a large bowl, cream butter. Beat in pudding mixture. Gradually add confectioners' sugar, vanilla and food coloring if desired; beat on high speed until light and fluffy. Frost cookies.
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