Taste of Home
Smooth Sailing Sugar Cookies
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 30 min. + chilling Bake: 5 min./batch + cooling
YIELD: about 4 dozen.
With a fresh breeze, my longtime-favorite sugar cookie recipe got under way on a new track. I cut out sailboats and frisky fish, frosting them brightly for the nautical gathering. My guests ate their limit!
-Martha Conaway, Pataskala, Ohio
Ingredients
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1 cup butter, softened
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3/4 cup sugar
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1 egg
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2 tablespoons milk
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1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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3 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:
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1 cup confectioners' sugar
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1/2 teaspoon vanilla or almond extract
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1 to 2 tablespoons milk
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Food coloring, optional
Directions
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1.
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg, milk and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or until easy to handle.
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2.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with cookie cutters of your choice. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 5-8 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.
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3.
In a small bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, extract, salt and enough milk to achieve spreading consistency. Add food coloring if desired. Frost cookies; decorate as desired.
Nutrition Facts
2 each: 172 calories, 8g fat (5g saturated fat), 30mg cholesterol, 172mg sodium, 23g carbohydrate (11g sugars, 0 fiber), 2g protein.
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