Sugar Cookies
from Betty Crockers Best of Baking page 368 copyright 1997
About 5 dozen 2-inch cookies
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 1/2 c powdered sugar
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 tsp almond extract
- 1 egg
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cream of tartar
- Decorator Frosting (recipe below)
DIRECTIONS:
With a mixer, combine powdered sugar, butter, vanilla, almond extract and egg in large bowl; beat until creamy.
In another bowl, combine flour, baking soda and cream of tartar; stir into butter mixture.
Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 2 hours.
Heat oven to 375 degrees.
Grease cookie sheets lightly or line with silicone mats.
Divide dough in half. Roll each half 1/4-inch thick on lightly floured surface.
Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters. Place on cookie sheet.
Bake 7-8 minutes or until edges are light brown. Remove from cookie sheet. Cool on wire rack.
Frost as desired.
Sugar Cookie Icing
- 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 2 teaspoons milk
- 2 teaspoons light corn syrup
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- assorted food coloring
DIRECTIONS
In a small bowl, stir together confectioners’ sugar and milk until smooth.
Beat in corn syrup and almond extract until icing is smooth and glossy. If icing is too thick, add more corn syrup.
Divide into separate bowls, and add food coloring to each to desired intensity.
Dip cookies, or paint them with a brush. (or use a decorator bag with a writing tip or squeeze bottles)
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Love, love, love the HOPE!!! Wish you could mail that to me, but they're too pretty to eat!!!
Lorraine – these are such cute and beautiful cookies!!
Although we don't celebrate it, I'd like to wish you and all your family a wonderful Christmas! 🙂
Your cookies are so pretty. I've never made cut out cookies. I've always been too lazy. Isn't that bad….lol
Your cookies are so cute, a special treat for sure! Merry Christmas:@)
Anything and everything you turn your hand to comes out so beautifully!
Joyeux Noel.
These came out adorable and what a great gift to give too!
Merry Christmas 🙂
Robyn
Beautiful cookies and my mouth is watering. This is the first year I have not made sugar cookies … well, there is still time. I LOVE the letter cookies. how fun!
Beautifully decorated cookies, bet they taste even better. Love the letters. xo
Those are beautiful!! Almost too pretty to eat.
Sugar cookies are an all-time favourite here and always with almond flavouring too. Lucky you, to have young ones anxious for your baking!
Lorraine- That is the same sugar cookie recipe I use with the conf. sugar and almond flavoring but your icing is completely different. I am going to copy this over to try. I have never seen one with corn syrup in it. xo Diana
Your cookies are beautiful…a labor of love, I'm sure!