Can’t wait to try these. Every day is cookie day!
Aline & B-man 
Please How can I get A CUT OUT COOKIE RECIPE.? iIHAVE NOT had these cookies since my grandmother made them . pLEASE HELP
Sheila
Jan’s Sugar Cookies
2/3 cup shortening
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
4 teaspoons milk
2 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
Sugar
Mix all together. Refrigerate at least 1 hour before rolling and cutting. Sprinkle sugar on top before baking. Bake at 375 degrees for 6 to 8 minutes (they will look underbaked but they are soft and chewy). Longer if you want a crisper cookie. Frost with a buttercream frosting if you like.
Gingerbread Men
(about 30 cookies)
2/3 cup shortening
½ cup packed brown sugar
2 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp ground cloves or allspice
Pinch of salt
1 egg
¾ cup molasses
3 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp baking powder
Cream together shortening, sugar, spices and salt. Add egg and mix thoroughly. Add molasses and blend.
Sift together twice the flour, baking soda and baking powder. Add to molasses mixture and stir until blended. Chill.
Preheat oven to 375 F.
Using a third to a quarter of the dough at a time, roll it to 1/8 inch or slightly thicker on lightly floured pastry cloth with a floured rolling pin.
Cut with gingerbread man cutter or any other cutters desired. Transfer carefully to greased baking sheet and repeat with remaining dough. Before baking, press raisins into dough for eyes, nose and buttons on suit. Use half a slice of candied cherry for mouth.
Place in oven and bake 8 to 10 minutes. Cool on rack. If desired, decorate with decorative frosting.
VARIATION:
Gingerbread Cookies:
Roll dough to 5/8 inch thickness on floured pastry cloth or board. Using floured springerle boards or a rolling pin, press out desired shapes and cut apart with floured knife. Place on greased baking sheets and bake 10 to 12 minutes.
Valentine Sugar Cookies
Ingredients:
1 cup Butter or margarine – softened
1 1/2 cups Sugar – confectioner’s
1 Egg – lightly beaten
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
1 teaspoon Almond extract
2 1/2 cups Flour – all purpose
Red decorators sugar ( opt.)
In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add egg and extracts. Stir in flour; mix well.
Chill for several hours. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to
1/4 inch thickness; cut with a 2 1/2 or 3 inch heart shaped cookie cutter.
Place on ungreased baking sheets; sprinkle with red sugar, if desired. Bake at 375F for 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
B-man
Caramel Sour Cream Cookies
1/2 cup shortening
2/3 cup brown sugar
1 egg, beaten
1/2 cup sour cream
2-1/4 cups cake flour
1/2 tsp salt
1-1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp nutmeg
Brown sugar
Cream shortening, add sifted sugar and cream well.
Add beaten egg to sour cream.
Sift flour, salt, baking powder, soda and nutmeg together. Add alternately with egg mixture to the creamed shortening and sugar. Chill thoroughly.
Use a rolling-pin stocking and pastry cloth and roll only a small portion at a time to 1/4-inch thickness.
Sprinkle with brown sugar and bake on greased cookie sheet for 15 minutes at 350 F.
Makes 4 dozen cookies 2-inch diameter. Will keep well.
Lemon Snaps
1/3 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
5 egg yolks or 2 whole eggs
3 tbsp milk
1½ tsp lemon extract
3-2/3 cups cake flour
2½ tsp baking powder
¼ tsp soda
½ tsp salt
Egg for glaze, Milk
Cream shortening and sugar.
Beat eggs well, and add milk and lemon extract; add this mixture to creamed mixture.
Mix and sift dry ingredients and add to wet ingredients. Chill.
Roll 1/8-inch thick. Cut and brush tops with egg diluted with milk.
Bake in moderate oven (350) for about 10 to 12 minutes.
Makes 150 cookies 2-1/2 inch diameter.
If desired, top each cookie with ½ almond before brushing with diluted egg. Decorate with narrow strips of candied ginger, pineapple, citron or lemon peel.
Cinnamon Stars
6 egg whites
2 tsp cinnamon
2-3/4 cups confectioners’ sugar
1 lb almonds, not blanched
Confectioners’ sugar
Mix egg whites, cinnamon and sugar until well blended. Set aside 1/4 cup for frosting.
Add finely ground almonds.
Roll out mixture on sugar-flour dusted board to 1/8 inch thick. Cut with star cutter, frost with egg mixture stiffened with additional confectioners’ sugar.
Bake 20 minutes at 300 F. Makes 60 cookies.
Weiser Lebkuchen
5 eggs, beaten
2 cups sugar
1 cup finely shredded citron
1/4 cup finely chopped candied cherries
3/4 cup almonds, finely chopped
4-1/2 cups cake flour
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp cloves
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp salt
Beat eggs till thick. Add sugar gradually and beat well. Add citron, cherries, almonds and flour which as been sifted with the spices and salt.
Roll and cut in squares. Let stand overnight and bake in moderate oven (350 F) for 15 to 20 minutes until a very light brown. Makes about 96 squares.
To make the following designs, omit citron, cherries and almonds and bake as above.
Christmas Trees - Cut trees with a knife and cut away the edges of the tree with a corrugated cutter. Sprinkle liberally with green sugar. Ornament with colored candies and bake.
Christmas Wreaths - Cut with doughnut cutter. Sprinkle liberally with green sugar. Dot with tiny red candies and bake.
Best Ever Chocolate Cutout Cookies
Ingredients
* 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
* 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
* 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
* 1/8 teaspoon salt
* 3/4 cup butter, softened
* 1 1/4 cups white sugar
* 1 egg
Directions
- Sift together the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; set aside. In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg. Gradually stir in the sifted ingredients to form a soft dough. Divide dough into 2 pieces, flatten and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 2 hours.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/8 inch in thickness. Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters. Dough is sticky so be sure to add more flour to the rolling surface as needed. Place cookies 1 1/2 inches apart onto cookie sheets.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
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