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Christmas is a time of celebration, giving and good cheer. What better way to do this than share in meals and snacks. This is one of the reason that Christmas desserts are so popular.
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Holiday Sugar Cookies
by the Editors of Easy Home Cooking Magazine
Holiday Sugar Cookies
Yield: Makes about 3 dozen cookies
Ingredients:
1
cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
3/4
cup sugar
1
egg
2
cups all-purpose flour
1
teaspoon baking powder
1/4
teaspoon salt
1/4
teaspoon ground cinnamon
Colored sprinkles or sugars (optional)
Preparation:
1.
Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer at medium speed until creamy. Add egg; beat until fluffy.
2.
Stir in flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon until well blended. Form dough into ball; wrap in plastic wrap and flatten. Refrigerate about 2 hours or until firm.
3.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Roll out dough, small portion at a time, to 1/4-inch thickness on lightly floured surface with lightly floured rolling pin. (Keep remaining dough wrapped in refrigerator.)
4.
Cut out dough with 3-inch cookie cutters. Sprinkle with colored sprinkles or sugars, if desired. Transfer to ungreased cookie sheets.
5.
Bake 7 to 9 minutes until edges are lightly browned. Let cookies stand on cookie sheets 1 minute; transfer to wire racks to cool completely. Store in airtight container.
Nutritional Information:
| Serving Size: | |
| Sodium | 77 mg |
| Protein | 1 g |
| Fiber | <1 g |
| Carbohydrate | 10 g |
| Cholesterol | 20 mg |
| Total Fat | 5 g |
| Calories | 88 |
Dietary Exchange:
| Fat | 1 |
| Starch | 0.5 |
This recipe appears in: Christmas
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