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Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups Butter, softened
3 cups white Sugar
3 Eggs
2 Teaspoons Vanilla Extract
5 cups Flour (or less)
2 Teaspoons Baking Powder
2 Teaspoons Salt
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Directions:In large bowl, cream together Butter and Sugar until smooth. Beat in Vanilla, Eggs.
Stir in Flour, Baking Powder and Salt by hand.
Cover and chill dough for at least 2 hours - or overnight.
Split dough into 3 or 4 balls and wrap each in plastic wrap and refrigerate.
Preheat oven to 375º.
Roll out dough on sugar or powdered sugar surface (not flour) 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick.
Cut into shapes. We use a small glass or coffee cup to shape them.
Put in freezer (on paper or in air tight container) until ready to cook.
Bake 6-8 minutes (longer, if necessary).
Remove from oven when they are just beginning to become golden on the bottom. Don't overcook. |
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Ingredients: 1 cup Confectioners Sugar
2 Tablespoons Milk
2-3 Teaspoons Light Corn Syrup
1/4 Teaspoon Almond Extract
Pinch of Salt
Food Coloring (if desired)
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Directions:In small bowl, stir together Confectioners Sugar and Milk until smooth. Beat in Corn Syrup and Almond Extract until smooth and glossy. If icing is too thick, add more Corn Syrup.
Divide into separate bowls and add desired food coloring to each.
Paint cookies and decorate! |
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Notes: These are 100% the best cookie recipe we've found. Everyone asks for the recipe because they are just as good as the kind you buy in a bakery.
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This recipe for Best Rolled Sugar Cookies is from