Merry Maker Christmas Sugar Cookies
photo by Fairy Nuff
- Ready In:
- 2hrs
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
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48 cookies
ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
- 1 cup butter (I use half of each) or 1 cup margarine (I use half of each)
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1⁄2 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 1⁄2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- food coloring (either liquid or paste)
directions
- Mix sugar and butter.
- Add eggs and flavorings; mix well.
- Mix dry ingredients together, and blend in to other mixture.
- Divide dough into several parts.
- Tint each a different color.
- Make as many different colors as you like, but make sure they are really different to get the strongest contrast.
- Refrigerate dough for two or three hours.
- Take each color of dough and roll into small balls.
- Place an assortment of different colors next to each other, making sure no two of the same colors touch.
- Roll together, until about 1/8-inch thick.
- Cut as many cookies as possible from dough, because if you reroll it, it will smear together.
- Or, you can make a few at a time by rolling only a few balls at a time.
- Bake cookies at 375°F for 7-8 minutes, or until lightly golden on a lightly greased cookie sheet.
- These cookies freeze well.
Reviews
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Unfortunately this didn't turn out as I thought it would. When I used cookie cutters on the dough and tried to lift it to the pan the different colors of dough didn't stick together and it fell apart. I gave up and just started using only one color at a time. These ones turned out well, but the taste of these weren't as good as other sugar cookies I've made. I used 1/2 margarine and 1/2 butter. I was sad I couldn't make pretty cookies as others did!!
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This is a simple recipe that makes great tasting and eye-catching cookies. The taste is not unlike shortbread. The kids and I had a great time making different creations with the dough. Following your directions we ended up with very pretty "stained glass" cookies - we also rolled some dough into logs for stripes. Thanks for a fun recipe!!!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Amanda Beth
Indianapolis, 53
<p>I live in TN with a husband, 9 year old, 6 year old, and our two dogs. I'm a busy mom who loves to cook for family and friends. We have two boys, and they are the light of my life! My husband is a restaurant manager. We actually met while working together at Bob Evans in another city. He was one cute grill cook!! Now he is one cute manager, and I am so proud of him! He currently works for El Chico, and he is very happy there. <br />I am a stay at home mom who sometimes does temp work, which is a big change from corporate America. We'll see how that goes. Now that I have some more time, I plan to get back to the kind of cooking I used to do. You know...with pots and pans instead of a take out menu. I love to crochet, garden and hike with the family. Thanks in advance for any reviews you do of my recipes. :)</p>