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Blue Ribbon Sugar Cookies Recipe

May 21st, 2008 at 02:17pm Under Sugar Cookies

These are great for the holidays and kids love to make them with you. The best part for them is to sprinkle the decorator sugar on.

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Ingredients

1 C. butter
1/2 C. powdered sugar
1/2 C. sugar
1 egg
1-2 tsp. vanilla
2 1/4 C. all purpose flour
1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
1/2 tsp. baking soda
Decorating sugar, if desired

Directions

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Combine butter, powdered sugar and 1/2 C. sugar in large bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Add egg and vanilla; continue baking until well mixed. Reduce speed to low; add flour, cream of tartar and baking soda. Beat until dough forms a ball. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.

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Favorite Sugar Cookies Recipe

May 14th, 2008 at 01:29pm Under Sugar Cookies

This is my shortcut for baking the best sugar cookies you ever tasted. This recipe originally came to me from a friend of my mother’s who cut it out of a newspaper more than 50 years ago. Older versions of Betty Crocker’s cookbook also had this recipe, but I don’t think the newer versions have it.

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Ingredients

1 1/2 C. powdered sugar
1 C. butter (no substitutes), softened
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. almond extract
2 1/2 C. all-purpose flour (not self-rising)
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cream of tartar
Desired food coloring

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