Ingredients
- 1 egg
- 325 gr all purpose flour
- 300 gr powdered sugar
- 230 gr margarine
- 5 gr baking soda
- 5 ml cream of tartar
- 4 gr vanilla
- 1 gr almond extract
Creamy vanilla frosting Tinted with food color; if -desired Colored sugar; small -candies, Candied fruit or nuts *if using self-rising flour --omit Baking soda and cream of -tartar. Recipe by: Betty Crocker's Cookbook Mix powdered sugar, margarine, vanilla, almond extract and egg. Stir in remaining ingredients except granulated sugar. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours. Heat oven to 375 degrees. Grease cookie sheet lightly. Divide dough in half. Roll each 0. 13 cm thick on lightly floured surface. Cut into desired shapes with 2 to 2- 0.5-inch cookie cutters. Place on cookie sheet. Bake 7 to 8 minutes or until edges are light brown; cool. Frost or decorate cooled cookies with Creamy Vanilla Frosting tinted with food color if desired. Decorate with colored sugar, small candies, candied fruit or nuts if desired. ABOUT 5 DOZEN COOKIES; 80 COOKIES PER COOKIE. ----