Deluxe Sugar Cookies

Name: Deluxe Sugar Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 5 dozen (2-inch) cookies.
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar; 1 large egg, room temperature, beaten,; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/2 teaspoon almond extract; 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon cream of tartar

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Total Time

Prep: 20 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch

Makes

5 dozen (2-inch) cookies

Updated: Sep. 22, 2022

Christmas cutouts signal the holiday season. For variety, sprinkle half of the cookies with colored sugar before baking and frost the remaining ones after they're cooled.—Dawn Fagerstrom, Warren, Minnesota

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Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 large egg, room temperature, beaten,
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg and extracts. Combine flour, baking soda and cream of tartar; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Chill for at least 1 hour or until easy to handle.
Divide dough into fourths. On a surface lightly sprinkled with confectioners' sugar, roll out 1 portion of dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut into desired shapes using 2-in. cookie cutters. Place on ungreased baking sheets. Repeat with remaining dough. Bake at 350° for 7-8 minutes or until the edges begin to brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 59 calories, 3g fat (2g saturated fat), 11mg cholesterol, 47mg sodium, 7g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.

Deluxe Sugar Cookies

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