Cut-Out Sugar Cookies

Submitted by Fran

"Sugar Cookies"

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 24 cookies
• Serves: 24

ingredients

• 1 cup butter, unsalted, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs, large
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 3 1⁄4 cups flour, all purpose
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt

directions

1. Beat butter and sugar at medium speed until fluffy.
2. Beat in Eggs, one at a time.
3. Beat in vanilla & almond extract.
4. In separate bowl, combine flour, backing powder and salt.
5. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients.
6. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refridgerate.
7. Roll out dough, a little at a time, refrigerating the rest.
8. Cut out and place on parchment paper covered baking sheet.
9. Refrigerate for 10 minutes before baking.
10. Back at 350 for 11 minutes.
11. Let cool on rack for 2 minutes.
12. Transfer to wire rack.