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Cutout: Sugar Cookies

Source of Recipe

Betty Crocker


List of Ingredients

1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/2 cup shortening
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
5 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
2 tbsp. milk
2 tsp. vanilla
2 tsp. almond extract
1 or 2 tbsp. orange juice (optional)
1 to 2 tsp. grated orange rind



Recipe

Cream the butter, shortening and sugar; add eggs and beat well.

Sift together flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt; set aside.

Combine milk, vanilla, almond extract, and orange juice and add alternately with dry ingredients to the creamed mixture. Add orange rind. Chill.

WHEN READY TO BAKE:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease a cookie sheet.

Roll out dough on lightly floured surface. Cut into desired shapes. Place on prepared cookie sheet.

Bake at 400 degrees F for 8 to 15 minutes (time depends on how thick you roll the dough). These expand when baking, so leave enough room. Cookies are done when golden brown at edges. Remove to racks to cool.

Note: 400 degrees may be too hot for some ovens; if cookies are too well done, lower heat to 350 degrees and bake 7 to 9 minutes.

Yield will depend on thickness of cookies.