Rich Flavor Christmas Cookies
Ingredients
1 cup butter
½ cup sugar
1 egg, unbeaten
2 tsp vanilla
3 cups shifted flour
½ tsp baking powder
1/8 tsp salt
Instructions
Cream butter and sugar thoroughly. Add egg and vanilla. Mix well. Gradually stir in shifted ingredients until well blended. Chill if needed to make dough easier to handle. Roll small amounts of dough 1/8-inch-thick on a floured board. Shape with cookie cutters as desired. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet at 350 degrees for about 10 – 12 minutes or until delicately browned.
Notes
Juice Frosting
2 Tbs melted butter
1 ¾ tsp lemon juice
2 Tbs orange juice
1 ½ cups sifted confectioners’ sugar
Add melted butter and juices to sugar and mix well. Separate and mix with food coloring. Spread on cookies and decorate as desired.
Recipe Yield
About 5 dozen 1x
Cookie Category: Rolled
Difficulty: ★ ★ ★ ☆
Find it online: http://www.cookiesbybess.com/rich-flavor-christmas-cookies/