Only two days left until Christmas and that means only one thing COOKIES. I usually try to get a head start on holiday preparations, but being 7 months pregnant and living in the scorching heat of the deep south (it was 80 degrees yesterday...) doesn't really put one in the Christmas spirit. If it wasn't for my persistent 6 year old daughter these cookies may never have come to fruition. This is a wonderful recipe, super tasty, and an easy dough to work with. I decorated with royal icing, but any frosting will do. Very similiar to "mall cookies" but even better since they are homemade.
Rolled Sugar Cookies
3/4 Cup butter, softened
1 Cup White Sugar
1/2 Cup Powdered Sugar
2 Eggs
1 tsp Vanilla
1/4 tsp Baker's compliment extract
2 1/2 Cups Flour
1tsp Baking Powder
1/2 tsp salt
Cream butter, white sugar, and powdered sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs and extracts. Slowly add flour, salt, and baking powder. Cover and chill dough at least one hour (I chilled for 6) or overnight. Pre-heat oven to 350. Roll out dough to 1/4 inch thickness and cut into desired shapes. Bake for 10-12 minutes on parchment lined cookie sheet. Makes roughly 40 medium/small cookies.
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