Mom's Cut Out Sugar Cookies from 1971

Name: Mom's Cut Out Sugar Cookies from 1971
Yield: Everyone!
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 Cup room temp butter (do not use margarine); 1 1/2 Cups granulated sugar; 3 room temp eggs; 1/2 teaspoon almond extract; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3 1/2 Cups flour; 2 teaspoons cream of tartar; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt

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My mom has been making this same recipe for decades! Now I make them with my kids! Easy to double the batch! Makes great Christmas, Easter, Valentines, Halloween and Thanksgiving shapes! Yields 3-8 dozen (depending on cookie cutters used) as is but feel free to double!

KatJuffre.Norwex.biz @cook_24357316

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Ingredients

Everyone!

1 Cuproom temp butter (do not use margarine)
1 1/2 Cupsgranulated sugar
3room temp eggs
1/2 teaspoonalmond extract
1/2 teaspoonvanilla extract
3 1/2 Cupsflour
2 teaspoonscream of tartar
1 teaspoonbaking soda
1/2 teaspoonsalt

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Steps

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Cream 1 cup butter for 1 minute
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Add 1½ cups sugar and cream until white and fluffy
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Add eggs 1 at a time - beating until completely incorporated after each one. (3 eggs)
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Add ½ tsp vanilla and ½ tsp almond extracts
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Sift dry ingredients together
(3½ cups flour,
2 tsp cream of tartar,
1 tsp baking soda,
½ tsp salt)
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Add dry ingredients ¼ cup at a time to mixer
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CHILL dough - separate into 3 flattened disks and chill 3-4 hours or overnight between wax paper
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Preheat oven to 375°F
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Roll out to between ⅛"and ¼" thick and cut out your shapes.
Dip cookie cutters in flour for easy cutting!
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Bake on ungreased cookie sheets 6-8 min
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Cool on pan for 1 min, then cool on wire racks until completely cooled
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Decorate with icing and sprinkles and enjoy!