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Mary's Sugar Cookies* Recipe
by Julia Ann Souders

Mary's Sugar Cookies*

An easy rolled sugar cookies with creamy icing to enjoy for any holiday. Make them as shamrocks for March 17, hearts for valentines, pumpkins for Holloween and stars for Christmas.

*This is a recipe from Betty Crocker's Cooky Book, 1971.


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Rating: 4.7/5
Avg. 4.7/5 3 votes
Prep time: United States American
Cook time: Servings: 30 2 cookies

Wine and Drink Pairings: Coffee, ice tea, rose wine

Ingredients

  • Cookies:
  • 1 1/2 cups sifted confectioner's sugar
  • 1 cup butter or margarine
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond flavoring
  • 2 1/2 cups Gold Medal Flour
  • 1 teaspoon soda
  • 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • Easy Creamy Icing
  • 1 cup sifted confectioner's sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla or other flavoring
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon cream or 1 tablespoon water
  • tint with food coloring: green for shamrocks

Directions

  1. Cookies:
  2. Mix sugar and butter.
  3. Add egg and flavoring.
  4. Mix thoroughly.
  5. Mix flour by dipping method, blend soda and cream of tartar in flour.
  6. Refrigerate 2 to 3 hours.
  7. Preheat over 375 F.
  8. Divide dough in half and roll out 3/16-inch think on lightly floured pastry board.
  9. Cut dough with cooky cutter; sprinkle with sugar.
  10. Place on baking sheet lined with parchment paper or greased pan.
  11. Bake 7 to 8 minutes or until delicately golden.
  12. Icing:
  13. Blend sugar, salt and vanilla.
  14. Add cream to make it spreadable.
  15. Tint icing with a few drops of food coloring.
  16. Spread the icing on cookies with spatula.