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Powdered sugar makes them melt in your mouth! |
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Ingredients: 1½ c. sifted powdered sugar
1 c. butter
1 egg
1 t. vanilla extract
½ t. almond extract (we only use almond extract 1½ to 2 t. total)
2½ c. all-purpose flour
1 t. baking soda
1 t. cream of tartar
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Directions:Using an electric mixer, cream together the powdered sugar and butter. Add egg, vanilla and almond extracts.
Measure and sift the flour, baking soda and cream of tartar. Add to the sugar mixture.
**Refrigerate 2-3 hours.**
Preheat oven to 375º.
Divide the dough into 4 pieces. Roll one piece out to 3/16" thick. Cut with cookie cutters.
Place on a parchment lined cookie sheet. Sprinkle with colored sugar (or leave plain to frost later) and bake 6-7 minutes.
Repeat with remaining dough.
Cool completely on wire racks and store in an airtight container. |
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Number Of
Servings:60 cookies, each about 2.5 inches across |
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Preparation
Time:1 hour (?) plus resting time in the fridge |
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Notes: My mom has been making these cookies since I was little. At first, she just put colored sugar on them, but lately she makes them "naked" and I decorate them with Royal Icing. She typically only makes them for Christmas because they take time, but she has made them for baby showers and office events too.
I've never seen another sugar cookie recipe with powdered sugar, and its the "secret ingredient" in making these so light they literally melt in your mouth.
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