Cut-out Cookies - December 5th
Monday, December 5th, 2011December 5th
Cut-out Cookies
1 c. butter
1 c. sugar
3 eggs
1 t. vanilla
3 c. flour
2 t. cream of tartar
1 t. baking soda
In a bowl, combine the flour, cream of tartar and baking soda. Set aside. In a mixing bowl, cream butter with the sugar. Add eggs and vanilla. Beat well. Add the flour mixture until well combined. Cover the bowl and chill overnight.
Use a floured surface and roll small batches of dough to desired thickness for cutting out cookies in desired shapes.
Bake for 8-10 min. at 350° or until lightly browned on the edges. Transfer to wire rack until cooled.
Powdered Sugar Frosting
1 lb box powdered sugar
1/2 stick butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
milk, added to desired consistency
Whip all ingredients to frosting consistency, frost and sprinkle cookies.
Let sit overnight to set and store in airtight containers layered with wax paper or
parchment paper.
*Cook’s Note: This recipe for cut out cookies has been in our family for over 60 years. I remember doing these with my mother, with my children, and I even won “Best Cookies from Home” when my son was in Kuwait in 2005/2006.
Submitted by Wendy Roberts, Watertown, WI

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