Cut-out cookies
48 cookies
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup | Butter or margarine |
| 1½ | cup | C and H Powdered Sugar unsifted |
| 1 | Egg | |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla |
| 2¼ | cup | All-purpose flour |
| 1 | teaspoon | Baking powder |
Directions
Soften butter and beat until creamy. Beat in sugar until smooth.
Add egg and vanilla; mix well. Stir in flour and baking powder until thoroughly mixed. Chill 2 to 3 hours. Roll dough thin on floured board. Cut into desired shapes. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet in 375-degree oven 8 to 10 minutes. To frost: Beat one egg white until foamy. Beat in ½ cup unsifted C and H Powdered Sugar. Tint with food coloring. Paint cookie with frosting BEFORE baking. Makes 4-dozen cut-out cookies.
Reprinted with permission from: Powdered Sugar Cookies from the C and H Sugar Kitchen by Jean Porter Electronic format by Karen Mintzias