Cut Out Sugar Cookiesby Make It Sweet by LorettaMach

Ingredients:

1 cup butter
1 cup white granulated sugar
2 large eggs
2 Tbsp vanilla or 2 T lemon juice (owner uses this) or ½ T lemon extract
5 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder (optional - omit if you want cookies with no spread or puff)
1/4 cup heavy cream
1/2 tsp salt

Instructions:

Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, vanilla, and cream and mix until smooth. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt and add to the liquid mixture. Mix just until well incorporated. Don't over mix. Roll out dough to 1/4 inch thickness between two pieces of parchment paper. Refrigerate flattened dough for 1 hour. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Peel parchment off of the top side. Flip and peel off the other parchment sheet. Cut into shapes and place cookies 1 inch apart on lightly greased cookie sheets. Sprinkle with colored sugar if desired. Bake 12 to 14 minutes until bottoms and edges are light brown. Cool on wire rack. Decorate with royal icing and sprinkles. Makes approximately 36 medium size cookies.

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