Easy Sugar Cookie Cut-Outs
Created by Dreamer_in_Ontario on December 13, 2011
- Servings: 36
- Prep Time: 30m
- Cook Time: 6m
- Recipe #3500
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3 cups flour
- Cocoa powder, optional
- Decorating gel, optional
- Colored crystal sugar, optional
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 400F
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Step 2: In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar with an electric mixer, then beat in the egg and vanilla.
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Step 3: In another bowl, mix together the flour and baking powder.
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Step 4: Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture one cup at a time, mixing after each addition. (The dough will be very stiff; blend the last cup of flour in by hand if necessary.)
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Step 5: Do NOT chill the dough. (I love this)
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Step 6: Divide dough into 2 balls.
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Step 7: On a lightly floured surface, roll each ball into a circle approximately 12 inches in diameter and 1/8 inch thick.
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Step 8: Cut cookies into desired shapes, dipping cookie cutter in flour before each use.
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Step 9: Decorate with gel and crystal sprinkle decorations, if desired.
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Step 10: Bake on an ungreased baking sheet on the middle rack of your oven for 6 to 10 minutes, or until cookies are lightly browned.
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Step 11: Cool for 2 to 3 minutes before transferring to a baking grid/cooling rack.
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Step 12: You can sprinkle cocoa powder on the cookies if desired (looks good if you're making reindeer-shaped cookies).
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Step 13: Cookies may be frozen and stored in a tightly sealed container for up to 2 months.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (21.2 g)
- Calories 97.7
- Total Fat - 5.9 g
- Saturated Fat - 1 g
- Cholesterol - 6.5 mg
- Sodium - 43.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 8.4 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.2 g
- Sugars - 6.4 g
- Protein - 3.6 g
- Calcium - 35.1 mg
- Iron - 0.7 mg
- Vitamin C - 0 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg