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What is the best sugar cookie recipe for the holidays?

Old-Fashioned Sugar Cookies Preparation time: 20 minutes Chill: 3 hours Bake: 10 minutes per batch Ingredients 1-1/4 cups butter 2 cups sugar 2 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. baking soda 1 / 2 tsp. nutty ground nutmeg 1 / 4 tsp. salt 2 eggs 1 tsp. vanilla 1 / 2 tsp. lemon extract 4-1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup buttermilk or sour milk, granulated sugar, sugar fine sand, coarse sugar or colored sugar to get a decoration. Beat butter in large bowl with electric mixer for 30 seconds. Add 2 cups sugar baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg, and salt, whisk until blended. Add eggs, vanilla and lemon extract until combined. Alternatively add shortening and butter to flour mixture, mixing until combined. Divide dough in half. Cover and refrigerate at least 3 hours or until easy to handle. 2. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Roll dough on floured surface to 1 / 2 inch thick. Cut into slices with a 2-1/2-inch cookie cutter. Place rounds 2-1/2 inches party to a baking sheet ungreased. Sprinkle with additional sugar. Bake 10 minutes or until set and edges just begin to brown. Transfer to wire racks and cool. Makes 32. 3. Storage: Place in layers separated by waxed paper in an airtight container, cover. Store at room temperature for 1 week or freeze up to 3 months. *********************************** ***… Spritz is a sugar cookie usually with a butter press cookies to obtain many different ways. Spritz Flores about 7 dozen cookies Preparation: 40 minutes Bake: 7 minutes / batch Ingredients 1-1/2 cups butter, softened 1 cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 / 2 teaspoon almond extract 3-1/2 cups flour 1 recipe powdered sugar icing sugar thick, silver dragees Directions 1. Preheat oven to 375f. In a large bowl beat butter over medium to high speed 30 seconds. Add brown sugar and baking powder, beat until combined, scraping sides of bowl. Beat the egg, vanilla extract until blended. Whisk in the flour all you can, and mix in remaining flour. 2. Press dough through the press on a cookie sheet for ungreased baking. Bake 7-9 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. 3. Powder Coat with powdered sugar; sprinkle with sugar. Place one tablet in the center. 30 minutes and dry on waxed paper. 80 years ago. 4. Store in airtight container in a single layer at room temperature up to 3 days. Freeze up to 3 months. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^ Tender Sugar Cookies about 60 Preparation: 40 min. Chill: 30 min. Bake: 15 min. Per batch Ingredients 1 cup butter, softened 1-1/4 cups sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 / 4 teaspoon salt 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla 2-1/4 cups flour 1 Addresses. Beat butter in large bowl with electric mixer electric medium high speed for 30 seconds. Add 1 cup sugar, baking powder and salt. Beat until combined, scraping side of bowl occasionally. Beat the egg and vanilla until blended. Beat in the flour as much as you can with the mixer. Add the remaining flour. If necessary, cover and refrigerate the dough in the refrigerator for 30-60 minutes or until dough is easy to handle. 2. Preheat oven to 300F. Shape the dough into 1-inch balls. Roll balls in the cup of sugar 1 / 4 remaining. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake in preheated oven about 15 minutes or until tops are slightly crackled and sides are set (do not let the edges brown). Transfer to wire racks cookies and let cool. Makes about 60 cookies. 3. Tip: For a colorful platter of cookies, roll the dough balls in different colored sugar instead of white granulated sugar. 4. To store: Place cookies in layers separated by sheets of waxed paper in an airtight container, cover. The Shop at room temperature for up to 3 days or freeze up to 3 months. Thaw cookies, if frozen, before serving.

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