Sugar-Cookie Cutouts

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Title: SUGAR-COOKIE CUTOUTS
Categories: Cookies, Holiday
Yield: 72 servings

1 c Butter
1 c Granulated sugar
2 lg Eggs
1 ts Vanilla extract
3 3/4 c All-purpose flour
2 ts Baking powder
1/4 c Heavy (whipping) cream
1/3 c Red colored sugar
1/3 c Green colored sugar
White, green and/or yellow
-ready-to-pipe icing

1. Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl with electric
mixer until pale and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla
until blended. With mixer on low speed, gradually beat
in flour, baking powder and cream until well blended.

2. Press dough together, then divide in half. Wrap
each half and chill 3 hours or until firm enough to
roll.

3. Heat oven to 350øF. Grease cookie sheet(s).

4. On lightly floured surface, roll 1 piece of dough
at a time (keep remainder refrigerated) to 1/4-inch
thickness. Cut in desired shapes with floured 3-inch
cookie cutters. Sprinkle each with 1/2 teaspoon
colored sugar. Place 1 inch apart on prepared cookie
sheet(s). Reroll scraps and chill.

5. Bake 14 minutes or just until bottoms and edges are
brown. Cool completely on cookie sheets on wire rack.
Repeat with remaining dough.

6. Decorate as you wish. let stand two hours until
icing sets. Store airtight up to 2 weeks or freeze.

Prep: 15 min. Chill: 3 hr. Bake: 14 min. per batch
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