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Holiday Sugar Cookies

Yields: 2 to 3 dozen cookies
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 7 to 10 minutes
Chill Time: 20 to 30 minutes
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Ingredients

Cookies:

1 cup
 sugar
3/4 cup
 butter, softened
1 egg
2-1/4 cups
 all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon
 Argo® Baking Powder
1/4 teaspoon
 salt
1 teaspoon
 100% Pure Bourbon Vanilla Extract

Icing:

2 cups
 powdered sugar
2 tablespoons
 Karo® Light Corn Syrup
1/2 teaspoon
 almond extract
2 to 3 tablespoons
 milk

Directions

COOKIES:

  1. Cream sugar and butter with electric mixer; add egg. Beat in flour, baking powder, salt and vanilla. Form into two balls. Cover and chill 20 to 30 minutes.
  2. Roll one portion of dough to 1/4-inch thickness on lightly floured surface. Cut with cookie cutters and place on ungreased cookie sheets. Repeat with remaining dough.
  3. Bake in preheated 350°F oven 7 to 8 minutes or until edges are golden. Cool 1 to 2 minutes on baking sheet and then transfer to cooling rack. Ice and decorate as desired.

ICING:

  1. Combine powdered sugar, corn syrup, almond extract and enough milk for desired spreading consistency. Tint with food color, if desired.







Serving Suggestions

Use food coloring to make your sugar cookies fun and colorful.