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Sugar-cookie Cutouts

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Servings: 72
Categories: Cookies / Desserts

Ingredients:
1  cup  Butter
1  cup  Granulated sugar
2  large  Eggs
1  teaspoon  Vanilla extract
3 3/4  cups  All-purpose flour
2  teaspoons  Baking powder
1/4  cup  Heavy (whipping) cream
1/3  cup  Red colored sugar
1/3  cup  Green colored sugar
    White, green and/or yellow
    icing

Directions:
1. Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl with electric mixer until pale and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla until blended. With mixer on low speed, gradually beat in flour, baking powder and cream until well blended. 2. Press dough together, then divide in half. Wrap each half and chill 3 hours or until firm enough to roll. 3. Heat oven to 350F. Grease cookie sheet(s). 4. On lightly floured surface, roll 1 piece of dough at a time (keep remainder refrigerated) to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut in desired shapes with floured 3-inch cookie cutters. Sprinkle each with 1/2 teaspoon colored sugar. Place 1 inch apart on prepared cookie sheet(s). Reroll scraps and chill. 5. Bake 14 minutes or just until bottoms and edges are brown. Cool completely on cookie sheets on wire rack. Repeat with remaining dough. 6. Decorate as you wish. let stand two hours until icing sets. Store airtight up to 2 weeks or freeze. Prep: 15 min. Chill: 3 hr. Bake: 14 min. per batch Woman's Day Incredible Cookies (11/23/93)


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