Cut-Out Sugar Cookies
| Ingredients | |
1 1/2 |
Cups of sifted confectioners' sugar (also know as powered sugar) |
1 |
Cup of butter or margarine |
1 |
Egg |
1 |
Teaspoon of vanilla |
1/2 |
Cup of ground walnuts |
2 1/2 |
Cups of all purpose flour |
1 |
Teaspoon of baking soda |
1 |
Teaspoon of Cream of Tartar |
| Directions | |
| Cream sugar and butter/margarine in a large mixing bowl | |
| Mix in egg, vanilla, ground walnuts | |
| Stir in flour, baking soda and Cream of Tartar | |
| Place in refrigerator and to let cool for 2 to 3 hours | |
| Preheat oven to 375 degrees | |
| Use only half the cookie dough and leave the rest in the refrigerator. | |
| Sprinkle flour onto a surface to roll out the dough | |
| Roll the dough to about 1/4 inch | |
| Cut out cookies using your favorite cookie cutter(s) | |
| Place cut out cookies onto a lightly greased baking sheet | |
| Bake for 7 to 8 minutes until lightly golden brown -- or whatever you want | |
| Decorate cookies after they cool -- see icing below | |
| Optional Icing -- or use whatever you want | |
| Blend 1 cup of sifted confectioners' sugar (also know as powered sugar), 1/4 teaspoon of salt, 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla, and enough water to making icing easy to squeeze through a decorating tube or to spread depending on how you are going to use it. | |
| You can add food coloring if needed. |
