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Best Ever Sugar Cookies Recipe


Best Ever Sugar Cookies Recipe
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This is a wonderful sugar cookie recipe that makes great cutouts for that special holiday treat. They are crispy on the outside and soft and melty on the inside.

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Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter room temp.
  • 2 large egg yolks
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 tbl. orange liquor or congac
  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • parchment paper

Directions
  1. Cream butter and sugar on medium speed with mixer. Add egg yolks and beat until fluffy. Blend in vanilla and liquor. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt, add to sugar mixture. DO NOT OVER BEAT! Blending with hands is best. Split dough in two portions and pat down into a 1 inch disc shape. Wrap in plastic and refridgerate at least one hour. Roll out to 1/4 inch thick and cut with cookie cutters. Bake in a 350 degree oven until VERY light brown on a parchment paper covered cookie sheet. Decorate with royal icing (posted) or frosting.

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Mmmm, I love the addition of orange liquor or congac. Great sugar cookie recipe. Thank you.


These sound Yummy!!!
Ummm...do you have any left??


These sound very good!


Yum, thanks for this recipe, been looking for one just like this. Great post, can you post your icing also - Please. You have my 5


You got my 5! Love these cookies!!
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These look very yummy! Im sure they are a 5!


There is only one thing my wife won't let me cook/bake...sugar cookies. Every time I try, they turn out, well the kids say with sarcasm, "mmm we love dad's cookies". I am going to try yours right now. I'll let the kids decide if they are as perfect as the recipie looks.


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