Sugar Star & Flag Cookies
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 1-1/4 hours + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling
YIELD: 10 dozen.
I volunteer with a group that bakes treats for military personnel serving overseas. We really like to send these soft sugar cookies because they ship well and taste great! —Susan Whetzel, Pearisburg, Virginia
Ingredients
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1 cup butter, softened
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1/2 cup cream cheese, softened
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2 cups sugar
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4 large eggs
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1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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1 teaspoon lemon extract
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5 cups all-purpose flour
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2 teaspoons baking powder
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1 teaspoon salt
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Decorating icing and/or colored sugars
Directions
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1.
In a large bowl, cream the butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and extracts. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until easy to handle.
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2.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with floured 2- to 3-in. cookie cutters. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Sprinkle with colored sugars as desired.
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3.
Bake at 350° for 9-11 minutes or until set. Cool for 2 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Decorate with icing and additional sugars if desired.
Nutrition Facts
1 each: 51 calories, 2g fat (1g saturated fat), 12mg cholesterol, 42mg sodium, 7g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.
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