May 20, 2011

shawn's sugar cookies

so pleased to get the secret to the locally famous sugar cookie. if you like the traditional sugar cookie (not the overly large and overly fluffy grandma's pink cookies) then you will like these.

cream:

1 C butter
1 C sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 t almond flavoring

measure and fold in:

3 C flour
1 1/2 t baking powder
1/2 t salt

mix together and roll out the dough between 2 sheets of waxed paper. put on a cookie sheet and chill for 30 minutes. take out, peel the top layer of waxed paper off, cut out cookies and place on ungreased cookies sheet. the secret to a great sugar cookie is to not touch the dough and don't add any more flour. hence, the waxed paper roll out! bake at 350 for 8-12 minutes.

if you want it chewy--8-9 minutes. a little more crispy--10-12 minutes. the tops will not get brown.

whip up butter cream frosting with a little almond flavoring in it.

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