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Decorated Cut-out Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 1/2 cups sifted All Purpose Flour
1/4 tsp. Baking Powder
1/4 tsp. Salt
1 cup Butter (softened at room temperature)
1 cup Confectionery Sugar
1 1/4 tsp. Pure Vanilla

See Cut out Cookies Frosting to Frost and decorate.

Directions:
Directions:
Sift flour, baking powder, and slat together and set aside. Cream butter and vanilla until butter is light and fluffy. Gradually add sugar, creaming until fluffy after each addition. Mix until well blended add ¼ dry ingredients into creamed mixture. Dough when blended properly will for a ball in mixing bowl. Put ⅓ Dough on lightly floured surface. Roll about ¼" thick. Cut out with lightly floured cookie cutters. Transfer cookies to cookie sheet lined with a of aluminum foil. Parchment paper may be used. Repeat with remaining dough.
** Save the scraps from cutting out; re-blend with room temperature butter;
about 2 tsp. or until original dough consistency.

Bake @ 350º for 12-15 minutes. If desired: Egg wash baked cookies (egg wash 1 Egg Yolk +2 Tsp. Cream well beaten. Brush over cookies and sprinkle with colored sugar or sprinkles. Bake.

Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
4-5 Dozen depending on cutter size
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
30-45 minutes.

 

 

 

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