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Best Ever Butter Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
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Cookie Ingredients

1 cup Land o Lakes butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
2 tablespoons orange juice
1 tablespoon vanilla
2½ cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder

Decorations Ingredients

Decorator sugars
Directions:
Directions:
Combine 1 cup butter, sugar and egg in large bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Add orange juice and vanilla; mix well. Reduce speed to low; add flour and baking powder. Beat until well mixed.
Divide dough into thirds; wrap in plastic food wrap. Refrigerate until firm (2 to 3 hours).
Heat oven to 400°F. Roll out dough on lightly floured surface, one third at a time (keeping remaining dough refrigerated), to ⅛ to ¼ inch thickness. Cut with 3 inch cookie cutters. Place 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets; sprinkle with decorator sugar. Bake for 6 to 10 minutes or until edges arte lightly browned. Cool completely.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
3 dozen cookies
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
1 hrs. Baking time 6 minutes

 

 

 

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