Best Butter Cookies (Cutouts)

"These cookies are one of my many usual cutout cookie recipes for Christmas cookies. Prep time includes chill time for dough. From Land O Lakes."
 
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Ready In:
2hrs 9mins
Ingredients:
7
Yields:
5 dozen
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ingredients

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directions

  • In a large mixing bowl, beat together butter and sugar. Add in egg and beat well. Beat in orange juice and vanilla.
  • Combine flour and baking powder and gradually beat inches.
  • Chill dough for about 1 hour.
  • After dough has chilled, preheat oven to 400.
  • Roll dough on to lightly floured surface to about 1/8-1/4" thick. Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters. Sprinkle w/ colored sugars, if desired.
  • Bake at 400 for 6-9 minutes (depending on cookie size) or until edges just slightly golden.

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Reviews

  1. The BEST cookie dough! I used it without chilling it and it still rolled out fairly well. The cookies do not over-puff, the dough is so easy to work with-glad I found this recipe-it will be my new "Go-to"!
     
  2. I agree they are Best Ever Cookies
     
  3. I made these cookies for Valentines day and for a baby shower. I bought heart cutouts for valentines day and added pink sugar crystals and I bought various cookie cutters related to a new baby and added blue crystals. This was a hit at the party! Everyone wanted the recipe, meanwhile it was my first time making it. They came out so perfect and the recipe is so simple. Thanks!
     
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Tweaks

  1. This doesn't need tweaking but I needed to substitute , I did not have orange juice, fearing the cookie needed that moisture I added milk instead. I also halve the extract and add half almond half vanilla. After using this recipe, I lost it and have searched all over for it. The absolute best cut out cookie ever !
     

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