Holiday Sugar Cookies
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Holiday Sugar Cookies

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
