Jan's Sugar Cookies

Dessert
Cookies

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups sifted confectioner's sugar
1 cup butter
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon almond flavoring
2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar

Instructions

Cream sugar and butter. Mix in egg and flavorings. Measure flour by dip-level-pour method or by sifting. Blend dry ingredients; stir in. Refrigerate 2 to 3 hours. Heat oven to 375°. Divide dough in half and roll out on lightly floured pastry cloth to 3/16" thick. Cut with cookie cutter dipped in flour. Place on lightly greased baking sheet. Bake 7 to 8 minutes, or until delicately golden.

Notes

Associated Recipes

Yield

5 dozen 2 to 1/2 inch cookies

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