RecipeCookiesYield: 36 to 48Cook time: 8 min
Sugar-Cookie Cutouts
Recipe from Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, 10th Edition (1989), page 113. Vision transcription from the scanned page; needs review.
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Ingredients
- 1/4 cup margarine or butter
- 1/3 cup shortening
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 egg
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Dash salt
- Powdered Sugar Icing (see recipe, page 88) (optional)
Instructions
- Beat margarine and shortening with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add about half of the flour, the egg, sugar, milk, baking powder, vanilla, and salt. Beat till thoroughly combined. Beat in remaining flour. Divide dough in half. Cover; chill for 3 hours.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll half of the dough at a time 1/8 inch thick. Cut into desired shapes with a 2 1/2-inch cookie cutter. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet. If desired, sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon. Bake in a 375° oven for 7 to 8 minutes or till edges are firm and bottoms are very lightly browned. Cool cookies on a rack.
- If desired, frost cookies with Powdered Sugar Icing, then sprinkle with decorative candies, colored sugar, or chopped nuts.
Source and image provenance
Historical recipe source: Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, 10th Edition (1989), Meredith Corporation. View the cited page at the Internet Archive.
Image: AI-generated representative illustration created for this public community collection; not an original Better Homes and Gardens photograph.
Community edition: The recipe was transcribed and formatted for interoperability with Nextcloud Cookbook. Review the historical scan before relying on measurements or instructions.
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