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"Plain fresh bread, its crust shatteringly crisp. Sweet cold butter. There is magic in the way they come together in your mouth to make a single perfect bite."--Ruth Reichl

Old Fashioned Cut Out Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
BOWL 1 - Mix together
5 Cups Flour
1 tsp Baking Soda
1 tsp Baking Powder

BOWL 2 - Mix together in 1 bowl
1/2 tsp Salt
1 Cup Sour Cream
2 Eggs
1 tsp Vanilla

BOWL 3 - Cream together in MIXER
1 Cup Butter - Softened
1 3/4 Cup Sugar

FROSTING
2 Cups Butter - Softened
32 oz Powdered Sugar
4 tsp Vanilla
1 Tbsp + Milk
Directions:
Directions:
Alternate mixing contents of bowls 1 and 2 into the mixer with ingredients of bowl 3. Chill overnight.

Flour working surface. Place a handful of dough on surface and coat both sides with flour. Roll to approx. 1/4". Cut out shapes and place on uncreased cookie sheet and bake at 350º for about 8-10 minutes. Until the bottoms are very light brown. Cool and frost.

Frosting - mix together ingredients until desired consistency. Divide into smaller bowls and add food coloring and mix.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Got this recipe from my mother in law Diane Beljan. It has been in her family for years and has always been a favorite in my family.

 

 

 

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