Holiday Sugar Cookies
|
Amount |
Measure |
Ingredient -- Preparation Method |
|
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------------ |
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|
1/3 |
cup |
butter -- softened |
|
1/3 |
cup |
shortening |
|
2 |
cups |
flour -- all-purpose |
|
1 |
whole |
egg -- room temperature |
|
3/4 |
cup |
sugar |
|
1 |
tablespoon |
milk -- 2% low fat |
|
1 |
teaspoon |
baking powder |
|
1 |
teaspoon |
flavored extract extract |
|
1 |
dash |
salt |
|
5 |
drops |
food coloring |
|
3 |
tablespoons |
sugar -- decorative |
| Beat egg, butter and shortening until fluffy. Add 3/4 cup sugar, milk, baking powder, extract, salt and food coloring. Mix thoroughly. |
| Add half of the flour. Mix thoroughly. Add rest of flour. |
| Divide dough in half. Cover and chill for 3 hours. |
| On lightly floured surface roll half of the dough into 1/8 inch thickness. Cut out with a shaped cookie cutters. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Sprinkle with decorative sugar. Duplicate with remaining dough. |
| Bake at 375°F for 7 to 8 minutes or until edges are firm. Cool cookies on a rack. Makes 36 cookies. |
| You can make these cookies for any holiday by changing the color of the food coloring, flavor of the extract, and the shape of the cookie cutters. |
| Per Serving : 80 Calories; 4g Fat (42.7% calories from fat); 1g Protein; 11g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 10mg Cholesterol; 40mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Grain (Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0 Non-Fat Milk; 1/2 Fat; 1/2 Other Carbohydrates. |