What is the best recipe for suger cookies?!


Question: What is the best recipe for suger cookies!?
hello!.
i am trying to make halloween suger cookies i will be cutting them out with cookie cutters so my question is what is the best suger cookie recipe for this

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Answers:
I'm old school, (I guess) so this recipe may be too intense for you, labor wise and time wise, but I will swear by this recipe seeing as I and my family have been using this for decades! Honestly, my Sister makes them better, she's got the buttercream icing down but I've got the base mastered! This is an old recipe from Betty Crocker and they always disappear whenever we make them! Hope this helps you to today to make a fabulous Sugar Cookie for Halloween!

Classic Sugar Cookie Recipe

3 cups powdered sugar
2 cups butter or margarine, softened
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 teaspoon almond extract
2 eggs
5 cups Gold Medal? all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons cream of tartar

Decorator’s Glaze
4 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup light corn syrup
1 teaspoon almond extract

1!. In large bowl, beat 3 cups powdered sugar, the butter, vanilla, 1 teaspoon almond extract and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon!. Stir in flour, baking soda and cream of tartar!. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours!.
2!. Heat oven to 375°F!. Lightly grease cookie sheet!. Divide dough in half!. On lightly floured surface, roll each half 1/8 inch thick!. Cut into desired shapes with 3-inch cookie cutters!. Place about 2 inches apart on cookie sheet!.
3!. Bake 5 to 7 minutes or until edges are light brown!. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack!. Cool completely, about 30 minutes!.
4!. In small bowl, beat all glaze ingredients except food colors on low speed until smooth!. Divide among several small bowls!. Stir desired food color, one drop at a time, into each until desired color!. Decorate cookies with glaze and other decorations as desired!.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft) Bake 6 to 7 minutes!.


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This recipe for sugar cookies is easy and affordable :)

The ingredients you will need are!.!.!.

* 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
* 1 cup butter, softened
* 1 1/2 cups white sugar
* 1 egg
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C)!. In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, and baking powder!. Set aside!.

In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth!. Beat in egg and vanilla!. Gradually blend in the dry ingredients!. Roll rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into balls, and place onto ungreased cookie sheets!.

Bake 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden!. Let stand on cookie sheet two minutes before removing to cool on wire racks!.
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MORAVIAN SUGAR COOKIES

1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp salt
1 egg
1 1/4 cups flour
Topping
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup finely chopped nuts
2 tsp cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350°F!.

Soften butter with sugar, baking powder, vanilla and salt!. Blend in egg and flour!.

Grease or butter 2 cookie sheets well!. Spread half of the dough out on each cookie sheet to make a 10x8 inch rectangle (one for each sheet)!.

Mix together ingredients for topping and sprinkle evenly over the dough!.

Bake at 350°F for 12 to 15 minutes, or until golden brown along the edges!. Allow to cool 2 minutes, then cut into 2 inch squares!. Cool on wire racks!.

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Find Halloween sugar cookie at http://recipe!.thewikiz!.com/Www@FoodAQ@Com





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