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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

Aunt Linda's Sugar Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 c sugar
3 eggs
5 c flour
3 t powder
1 t salt
1 c shortening
1 c milk
1 t lemon extract
3 t vanilla
1 tsp almond extract
Directions:
Directions:
Combine dry ingredients, cut in shortening (just like you would when making biscuits). Combine all wet ingredients in a separate bowl. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and mix just enough to combine (too much will make them tough).

Roll out the dough and cut into shapes. Bake at 375º for 7 minutes (no more). Remove to cooling rack.

!with your favorite frosting
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Simply the best I've ever come across. Our family will not tolerate anything less.

I've frosted these with cream cheese frosting and made fruit pizzas.

 

 

 

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