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Prep Time: 1 Minutes Cook Time: 30 Minutes |
Ready In: 31 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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From a Pillsbury cookbook. Great for the holidays. Ingredients:
1 cup sugar |
1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, melted |
3 tablespoons milk |
1 teaspoon vanilla |
1 egg |
3 cups all-purpose flour |
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
colored crystal sugar, if desired |
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar |
3 -3 1/2 tablespoons milk |
Directions:
1. In large bowl, mix 1 cup sugar, the butter, 3 tablespoons milk, vanilla and egg until well-blended.
2. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt until mixed.
3. Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate 1 hour for easier handling.
4. Heat oven to 400*.
5. On lightly floured surface, roll out 1/3 of the dough at a time to 1/8-inch thickness. Keep remaining dough refrigerated.
6. Cut with floured 2-inch cookie cutter.
7. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
8. If not using glaze, sprinkle with sugar.
9. Bake 5 to 9 minutes or until edges are light golden brown.
10. Immediately remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks.
11. Cool completely about 15 minutes.
12. To prepare glaze: In small bowl, mix powdered sugar and enough milk with spoon until smooth and spreadable.
13. Spread glaze over cookies.
14. Sprinkle with colored sugar.
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