Holiday Sugar Cookies

by the Editors of Easy Home Cooking Magazine

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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


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