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Christmas Painted Cookies




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List of Ingredients




1 cup (1/2 lb.) butter or margarine, at room temperature
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla or almond extract
About 3 cups all-purpose flour
1 large egg yolk
Food coloring (4 choices)



Recipe



1. Cut butter into chunks and put in a large bowl; add sugar. Beat with a mixer to blend, then beat on high speed until mixture is fluffy.

2. Add whole egg and vanilla and beat to mix thoroughly.

3. Add 3 cups flour and beat on low speed until dough is well mixed.

4. Divide dough in half, shape into balls, and flatten each into a round cake. If desired, wrap dough airtight and chill up to 1 day.

5. One portion at a time, roll out dough on a flouted board to 1/4 inch thick. With flour-dusted cookie cutters (2 to 3 in. wide), cut out cookies.

6. With a wide spatula, transfer cookies to baking sheets, spacing them at least 1 inch apart.

7. To make patterns on cookies, if desired, make impressions with a flour-dusted spoon tip or fork tines. Gently brush flour off cookies.

8. Mix egg yolk with 1/2 teaspoon water to blend. Divide mixture among 4 small bowls. Tint contents of each bowl with a different food coloring, mixing in a drop at a time to get desired intensity.

9. Using small brushes, paint surface of cookies with colored mixtures.

10. Bake in a 325 [degrees] oven until cookies are golden on bottom, about 16 minutes (if using one oven, alternate pan positions after 8 minutes). Cool on pan about 5 minutes, then transfer with a wide spatula to racks to cool.

11. Serve, or store airtight at once for up to 5 days. Freeze to store longer.

Prep and cook time: About 45 minutes
Makes: 2 dozen (3 in. wide)