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Christmas Sugar Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 cup margarine or butter, softened
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 egg
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
granulated sugar
cookie cutters
Directions:
Directions:
Mix powdered sugar, margarine, vanilla, almond extract and egg. Stir in remaining ingredients except granulated sugar. Cover and refrigerate at least 3 hours.
Heat oven to 375 degrees. Divide dough into halves. Roll each half 3/16 inch thick on lightly floured cloth covered board. Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters: sprinkle with granulated sugar. Place on lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake until edges are light brown, 7-8 minutes. Makes about 5 dozen cookies if using 2 - 2 1/2 inch cookie cutters.
Decorated Sugar Cookies: Omit granulated sugar. Frost and decorate cooled cookies with creamy vanilla frosting. Use food coloring if desired for colored frosting. You can also decorate with colored sugar, small candies, candied fruit or nuts.
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