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Mary's Sugar Cookies
The Recipe:
1 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
granulated sugar
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
granulated sugar
Method:
Mix together sugar
and butter. Add egg, vanilla, and almond extract; mix well. Blend in
flour, baking soda and cream of tartar. Cover and chill for 2 to 3
hours. Heat oven to 375 F. Divide dough in half. Roll each half 3/16
inch thick on lightly floured cloth-covered board. Cut into desired
shapes; sprinkle with granulated sugar. Place on lightly greased baking
sheet. Bake 7 to 8 minutes or until light brown on edges.
Note: Source: This
recipe was donated by a reader in 1999. We were later told that this is
an old Betty Crocker recipe, and we found it (in slightly altered form)
in an out-of-print cookbook called "Betty Crocker's Cooky Book,"
printed in 1963. A similar recipe is also on Betty Crocker's website.
Sugar Cookie Icing
Ingredients
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 teaspoons milk
- 2 teaspoons light corn syrup
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- assorted food coloring
Directions
- In a small bowl, stir together confectioners' sugar and milk until smooth. Beat in corn syrup and almond extract until icing is smooth and glossy. If icing is too thick, add more corn syrup.
- Divide into separate bowls, and add food colorings to each to desired intensity. Dip cookies, or paint them with a brush.
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