Taste of Home
Old-Fashioned Cutout Cookies
TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 25 min.
YIELD: about 1-1/2 dozen.
These simple cookies are so crisp and buttery, it's hard to eat just one. I make them for special holidays, but they're welcome anytime.
-Elizabeth Turner, Lula, Georgia
Ingredients
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1/4 cup butter, softened
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3/4 cup sugar
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1 large egg, room temperature
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1 teaspoon 2% milk
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1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1-1/2 cups self-rising flour
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Additional sugar
Directions
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1.
In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, milk and vanilla. Gradually add flour and mix well.
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2.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with 3-in. cookie cutters dipped in flour. Sprinkle with additional sugar.
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3.
Place 1 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Reroll scraps if desired. Bake at 375° for 7-8 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.
Nutrition Facts
2 each: 185 calories, 6g fat (3g saturated fat), 37mg cholesterol, 299mg sodium, 31g carbohydrate (16g sugars, 0 fiber), 3g protein.
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