Christmas Cut-Out Sugar Cookie Recipe!

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Perfect Christmas Cut-Out Sugar Cookies

I am a lover of all things Christmas! From cutting the Christmas tree down, to all the lights, music, shopping and wrapping. My family has many traditions that we take part in ever year but my favorite one is the “baking day” we have. We start early in the morning and bake Christmas cookies ALL DAY! Some of our favorites include snickerdoodles, traditional chocolate chip, snowballs, peanut blossoms and of course, CUT-OUT SUGAR COOKIES!

So with the holidays just around the corner, I am going to share with you the CUT-OUT SUGAR COOKIE recipe that has been in my family since before I was born and even the FROSTING recipe to top it off!

Cut-Out Sugar Cookies

Ingredients:
  • ½ cup butter (stick)
  • ½ cup Crisco
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 ½ tsp. vanilla
  • 3 ½ cups flour (may not need to use all of the flour)
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 2 tsp. cream of tartar

Directions:
  1. Beat together butter, Crisco, and sugar.
  2. Add the eggs and vanilla. Continue beating.
  3. Add remaining ingredients and mix well.
  4. Refrigerate dough for 30 minutes.
  5. Use a rolling pin to flatten dough.
  6. Use your favorite cookie cutters to create cut-out cookies.
  7. Place cut-outs on cookie sheets (12 per sheet).
  8. Bake at 400° for 10 minutes. 

Frosting

Ingredients:
  • 1 cup confectioners sugar
  • 1 tbsp. butter
  • 1 tbsp. Crisco
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • Dash of whole milk


Directions:
  1. Beat together.
  2. Add milk to achieve desired thickness.
  3. Add food coloring for desired color.
  4. Frost cookies after they have cooled!

-NB

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