Taste of Home
Fall Sugar Cookies
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling
YIELD: 6 dozen (2-1/2-inch cookies).
Rich buttery cookies like these never last long at a party or potluck. I got this recipe from a friend in Texas years ago and have used it many times since. I use pumpkin- and leaf-shaped cookie cutters to celebrate the season "tastefully."
-Lynn Burgess, Rolla, Missouri
Ingredients
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3/4 cup butter, softened
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1 cup sugar
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2 eggs
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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2-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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Frosting of your choice or additional sugar, optional
Directions
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1.
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Chill for 1 hour or until firm.
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2.
On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with lightly floured pumpkin or leaf cookie cutter or others of your choice. Using a floured spatula, place cookies on greased baking sheets. Sprinkle with sugar if desired (or frost baked cookies after they have cooled).
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3.
Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on wire racks.
Nutrition Facts
2 each: 94 calories, 4g fat (2g saturated fat), 22mg cholesterol, 86mg sodium, 13g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.
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