Sugar Cookie Recipe

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Ingredients:
  • 1/3 cup butter or margarine, softened 
  • 1/3 cup shortening 
  • 3/4 cup sugar 
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder 
  • small pinch salt 
  • 1 egg 
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla 
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour 
  • granulated sugar, colored if desired 

  1. Beat butter and shortening thoroughly with an electric mixer or pastry cutter. 

  2. Add sugar, baking powder and a pinch of salt and mix until well combined. 

  3. Beat in egg and vanilla then as much flour as you can with the electric mixer. 

  4. Stir in the remaining flour. 

  5. Cover and chill for at least 1 hour; 

  6. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F

  7. Split the dough in 1/2 and roll one half at a time.  Cut out with appropriate shaped cookie cutters.

  8. Keep the piece you aren't using in the fridge.

  9. Bake on ungreased cookie sheets for about 7 to 8 minutes, until edges are firm and bottoms are lightly browned (don't over cook).

    Makes 36 cookies.

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