re: sugar cookie request [recipe included]

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In digest #565, Liz asked: " I'm looking for a easy rollout sugar

cookie recipe. I want it to be a soft cookie. My daughter is at

a good age to help me cutout and frost. I thought it would be

a fun project to start making cookies for all the different

holidays and make some fun shapes. Thanks for all the ideas. "

 

~ That will be a fun project! i am sure you have already

gotten some great recipes and ideas since i post to the

messages here late, but i will still share with you my

personal favorite rolled sugar cookie recipe. i use this

recipe to make cookies for every holiday. i have to look

through my cookie cutters to see if i have any shamrocks

for St. Patrick's day!

 

Here is the recipe i use:

 

Sugar Cookies

 

3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

1 1/2 cups sugar

2/3 cup shortening

2 eggs

2 1/2 tsp double-acting baking powder

2 Tbs milk

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 tsp almond extract

1/2 tsp salt

 

1. Into large bowl, measure the ingredients. With mixer

at medium speed, beat until well mixed, occasionally

scraping bowl.

2. Shape dough into ball; wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate

2 to 3 hours until easy to handle. Preheat oven to 400

degrees. Lightly grease cookie sheets.

3. On a lightly floured surface, roll half of dough at a time,

keeping rest refrigerated. For crisp cookies, roll thin.

For softer cookies, roll 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick.

4. With floured cookie cutters, cut dough into various shapes.

Reroll dough trimmings and continue to cut shapes.

5. Place cookies 1/2 inch apart on greased cookie sheets.

Bake about 8 minutes. Remove cookies to cool until time to

decorate with icing and sprinkles.

 

Yield: about 72 cookies

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Here is the icing recipe i use:

 

Icing for sugar cookies

 

1 16 oz package confectioners'sugar

6 Tbs butter, softened

3 to 4 Tbs milk

1 tsp almond extract

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/8 tsp salt

Food coloring & sprinkles

 

In a large bowl with a mixer at medium speed, beat all

ingredients until very smooth, adding more milk to adjust

spreading consistency.

 

~ pt ~

 

Healer of each wounded warrior,

Comforter of each fine woman,

Guiding refrain over the blue water,

Image-laden, sweet-sounding music!

~ The Book of the O'Connor Don, Irish text