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Mary's Sugar Cookies
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4.9 stars stars based on 124 reviews - 98% would make this again
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Makes about 60
1 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
granulated sugar
Mix together sugar and butter. Add egg, vanilla, and almond extract; mix well. Blend in flour, baking soda and cream of tartar. Cover and chill for 2 to 3 hours. Heat oven to 375 F. Divide dough in half. Roll each half 3/16 inch thick on lightly floured cloth-covered board. Cut into desired shapes; sprinkle with granulated sugar. Place on lightly greased baking sheet. Bake 7 to 8 minutes or until light brown on edges.
Note: Source: This recipe was donated by a reader in 1999. We were later told that this is an old Betty Crocker recipe, and we found it (in slightly altered form) in an out-of-print cookbook called "Betty Crocker's Cooky Book," printed in 1963. A similar recipe is also on Betty Crocker's website.
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A cookie baker in CA Dec 24, 2012
Would make this again.
Made this for the first time...Fabulous! I just purchased the 1961 edition of the "Betty Crocker New Picture Cookbook" for my mother in law, because it has this recipe in it. She recently showed me this cookbook and showed me the sugar cookie recipe on the next page, and told me that the best recipe was "Mary's Sugar Cookies" on the previous missing page. 5 stars
A cookie baker in Portland, Oregon Dec 20, 2012
Would make this again.
I've been baking this cookie recipe for 40 years, and have yet to find another sugar cookie as perfect as this one... in flavor AND texture. 5 stars
A cookie baker Mar 25, 2012
Would make this again.
love them 5 stars
barb j in colorado Jan 17, 2012
Would make this again.
my mom made these cut out cookies when i was a little girl. when our sons were born, i made them every Christmas until they moved out. our oldest son has adopted the tradition, he and his wife make them every holiday. And, this yeear during our annual ski trip, i brought the recipe along. Everyone (all of them in their 30s now) are excited to make the cookies, and then frost and decorate them. 5 stars
A cookie baker Dec 23, 2011
Would make this again.
To: The Cookie Baker....the granulated sugar does not need a measurement because its just for sprinkling on the cookies. : ) 5 stars
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