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Ingredients:
3 sticks of salted butter softened
2 cups white sugar
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 teaspoons baking powder
5 cups of all purpose flour
Directions:
*Cream the softened butter and sugar together until it is nice, smooth, and fluffy.
*Next, add the eggs one at a time to the butter mixture. I use a hand mixer on low for this.
*Add the vanilla.
*Gradually add the flour and baking powder. I use my hand mixer for this also. Make sure that all the flour is mixed into the dough.
*Chill dough for 1-2 hours to stiffen up the dough. (very important step)
*When your dough has been chilled for the alloted time, preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
*On a clean counter top, generously sprinkle powdered sugar (yep...not flour) onto the counter and begin rolling the dough with a rolling pin. Make sure to add some powdered sugar to your rolling pin and to the top of the dough to prevent it from sticking. (Keep adding a little powdered sugar as needed throughout this process).
I roll out about a third of the dough at a time so that I can carefully gauge the thickness of the dough. I like mine to be on the thick side (about 1/2 inch thick).
*Use cookie cutters to cut out your desired shapes and set them on an ungreased cookie sheet. Make sure there is at least 1 inch or so in between each cookie.
*Bake at 400 degrees for 6-8 minutes depending on the size of your cookies.
3 sticks of salted butter softened
2 cups white sugar
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 teaspoons baking powder
5 cups of all purpose flour
Directions:
*Cream the softened butter and sugar together until it is nice, smooth, and fluffy.
*Next, add the eggs one at a time to the butter mixture. I use a hand mixer on low for this.
*Add the vanilla.
*Gradually add the flour and baking powder. I use my hand mixer for this also. Make sure that all the flour is mixed into the dough.
*Chill dough for 1-2 hours to stiffen up the dough. (very important step)
*When your dough has been chilled for the alloted time, preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
*On a clean counter top, generously sprinkle powdered sugar (yep...not flour) onto the counter and begin rolling the dough with a rolling pin. Make sure to add some powdered sugar to your rolling pin and to the top of the dough to prevent it from sticking. (Keep adding a little powdered sugar as needed throughout this process).
I roll out about a third of the dough at a time so that I can carefully gauge the thickness of the dough. I like mine to be on the thick side (about 1/2 inch thick).
*Use cookie cutters to cut out your desired shapes and set them on an ungreased cookie sheet. Make sure there is at least 1 inch or so in between each cookie.
*Bake at 400 degrees for 6-8 minutes depending on the size of your cookies.
Do NOT overcook. They may not look done, but they are. Let them cool a bit before removing them from the pan.
CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
1 stick softened butter (1/2 cup)
1 brick softened cream cheese (8 oz)
Mix butter and and cream cheese until soft, add 2 tsp vanilla, beat until light and fluffy.
Add 4-5 cups powder sugar, one cup at a time. Beat until smooth. Add your favorite food coloring to tint it your desired color.
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