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christmas cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2½ cups flour
¼ teaspoon salt(i don't put if butter has salt)
1 cup granulated sugar
¾ cup butter (1½ sticks)
1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp almond extract(i use frangelica liquer)

Directions:
Directions:
1. sift flour set aside
2. Beat sugar and butter til smooth scrap down sides.
Beat in egg, vanilla, almond.
Gradually add flour mix until forms a ball.
3. Form dough into 2 discs; wrap in plastic wrap refrigerate for 30 min.
4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Working with 1 disc at a time place on floured surface and roll out ¼ of inch thick and cut into shapes.
5. Bake 10 to 12 min not too brown, let sit on tray for 1 min before putting on cooling rack.
6. ICING:
1 cup confectioner sugar(powdered sugar)
2 teaspoon milk (or water)
2 teaspoon light corn syrup
and food coloring of choice+

Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
About 20 cookies depending on size of cutter
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
When you all were little this was our go to recipe for Santa's cookies
As you know they are for anytime for any occasion, so always remember the fun we had making them and enjoy them and think of me :)

 

 

 

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