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Ingredients
- 3 call purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 c sugar
- 1/2 c margarine or butter (1 stick), softened
- 1/2 c shortening
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla
- ornamental frosting
- clear nylon fishing line (optional)
Details
Servings 5
Preparation
Step 1
1) into large bowl, measure flour, baking powder, salt. in another large bowl, with mixer at medium speed, beat sugar, butter, and shortening until creamy. reduce speed to low; add eggs, one at a time, and vanilla; beat until blended.
2) beat in flour mixture just until blended. divide dough into 4 equal pieces. wrap each piece with plastic wrap and refrigerate 30 minutes (dough will be soft).
3) preheat oven to 350. on well floured surface,with floured rolling pin, roll 1 piece of dough 1/8 inch thick. with floured 3-4 inch assorted cookie cutters, cut dough into as many cookies as possible; reserve trimmings. with pan cake turner, place cookies, about 1 inch apart, on large ungreased cookie sheet. if you like, with drinking straw, make a hole in top of each cookie for hanging.
4) bake cookies 10-12 minutes, until lightly browned. with pancake turner, remove cookies to wire rack to cool. repeat with remaining dough and trimmings.
5) when cookies are cool, prepare ornamental frosting; use to decorate cookies as desire. set cookies aside to allow frosting to dry completely, about 1 hour. store cookies in tightly covered container.
6) for wreath, tree, or window decorations, tie fishing line through hole in each cookie to make look for hanging.
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