Holiday Cutouts

These pretty sugar cookies are a classic addition to the holiday cookie tray. They make great decorations, too!

Prep Time

1:00

Hr:Mins

Total Time

4:10

Hrs:Mins

Makes

dozen

1 1/2

cups powdered sugar

cup butter or margarine, softened

teaspoon vanilla

1/2

teaspoon almond extract

egg

2 1/2

cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour

teaspoon baking soda

teaspoon cream of tartar

Betty Crocker® Decor Selects candy sprinkles, nonpareils or colored sugars, if desired

Frosting

cups powdered sugar

1/2

teaspoon vanilla

tablespoons milk or half-and-half

In large bowl, mix 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, the butter, 1 teaspoon vanilla, almond extract and egg until well blended. Stir in flour, baking soda and cream of tartar. Cover and refrigerate at least 3 hours.
Heat oven to 375°F. Divide dough in half. On lightly floured, cloth covered surface, roll each half of dough 3/16 inch thick. Cut into assorted shapes with cookie cutters, or cut around patterns traced from storybook illustrations. If cookies are to be hung as decorations, make a hole in each 1/4 inch from top with end of plastic straw. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake 7 to 8 minutes or until light brown. Remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
In medium bowl, beat all frosting ingredients until smooth and spreadable. Tint with food color if desired. Frost and decorate cookies as desired with frosting and colored sugars.

Makes 5 dozen 2-inch cookies

Make the Most of This Recipe With Tips From The Betty Crocker^® Kitchens

Success

For melt-in-your-mouth treats, be sure to mix cookies just enough—but not too much. Too much mixing can result in tough cookies.

Time Saver

Skip the decorator frosting and use part of a container of ready-to-spread frosting instead. The frosting layer will be a bit thicker this way, but it will be equally delicious!

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Cookie)

Calories 65

(Calories from Fat 25 ),

Total Fat 3 g

(Saturated Fat 2 g,),

Cholesterol 10 mg;
Sodium 40 mg;
Total Carbohydrate 9 g

(Dietary Fiber 0g,

Protein 1 g;

Percent Daily Value*:

Exchanges:

1/2 Starch;
1/2 Fat;

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Holiday Cutouts

Make the Most of This Recipe With Tips From The Betty Crocker® Kitchens

Make the Most of This Recipe With Tips From The Betty Crocker^® Kitchens