Cut-Out Sugar Cookies
Recipe from Ladies' Home Journal

Here's a basic sugar cookie recipe that is delicious enough to be eaten year-round, or you can roll it out and make shapes for any holiday.


Cut-Out Sugar Cookies

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Servings: Makes 36 two-inch cookies.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
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Ingredients
  • 2-1/2  cups
    all-purpose flour
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  • 1-1/2  tsp
    baking powder
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  • 1/4  tsp
    salt
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  • 1  cup
    unsalted butter
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  • 3/4  cup
    sugar
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  • 2  large
    egg yolks
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  • 1  tsp
    vanilla extract
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Directions
1.
Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl; set aside. In mixer bowl, beat butter and sugar until fluffy, 3 min. Beat in yolks and vanilla. Add flour mixture and combine. Wrap dough in plastic wrap, chill 1 hr.
2.
Roll dough to 1/4 inch thick on a floured surface. Cut as desired. (Dough scraps can be re-rolled up to 2 times.) Bake at 350 degrees F. Cookies can be stored airtight for up to 5 days. Makes 36 two-inch cookies.
Nutrition information
Calories 100, Total Fat 5.5 g, Saturated Fat 3.5 g, Cholesterol 25 mg, Sodium 49 mg, Carbohydrate 12 g, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 0%, Iron 0%. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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