Old Fashioned Cut Out Sugar Cookies

Old Fashioned Cut Out Sugar Cookies

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 72
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 53.7
  • Total Fat: 1.9 g
  • Cholesterol: 9.7 mg
  • Sodium: 35.5 mg
  • Total Carbs: 8.5 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.2 g
  • Protein: 0.8 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Old Fashioned Cut Out Sugar Cookies calories by ingredient


Introduction

These are fun for the family to make and to eat! These are fun for the family to make and to eat!
Number of Servings: 72

Ingredients

    1 1/2 cups - granulated sugar

    2/3 cup - butter (or shortening - half of each is recommended)

    2 whole eggs

    2 Tbsp - 2% milk

    1 tsp. - vanilla extract

    3 1/4 cups - white flour

    2 1/2 tsp - baking powder

    1/2 tsp - salt

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, extract, and milk and blend together.

In a medium bowl, mix dry ingredients with a wire wisk. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients in large bowl.

Mix with mixer until well combined.

With hands, shape dough into a ball. Wrap with plastic wrap and refridgerate for 2-3 hours.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Lightly grease cookie sheets. Roll half or 1/3 of the dough at a time. Keep the rest in the fridge.

For crispier cookies, roll the dough thin. For soft cookies, roll dough to 1/8-1/4 inch thick.

Flour cookie cutter and cut shapes. Re-roll trimmings and reshape. Place 1/2 inch apart on the cookie sheet and bake for 8 min or until light brown. Let cool then decorate!

Makes 6 dozen (depending on the size of your cookie cutters)




Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    4 of 5 people found this review helpful
    I used 1/3 cup of butter and 1/3 cup of applesauce; whole wheat flour; 2 tsp vanilla;1/2 cup granulated sugar and 1 cup of Splenda. It came out tasty. - 12/21/09


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    Incredible!
    4 of 4 people found this review helpful
    I made these, but used 1/3 cup butter and 1/3 cup applesauce. I also used egg beaters instead of real eggs. They were still very good! - 10/5/09


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    Incredible!
    4 of 4 people found this review helpful
    Easy to prepare and really tasty - even without icing! I made miniatures (1.5" cutters) and got 80+ cookies. Great recipe! YUM :D - 1/4/09


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    Incredible!
    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
    Very good and pretty fun and easy to make with my daughter - 12/22/08


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    Very Good
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    I have tried many cutout cookie recipes this is the best very easy to roll out. - 12/6/08


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    These look very good. I will try them for St. Paddy's Day. - 12/13/20


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    Incredible!
    Made these today and they loved them. - 8/29/20


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    These cookies were so good!!! - 3/25/20


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    Incredible!
    Great recipe! - 12/3/19


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    Incredible!
    These came out really good using 1/3 C butter & 1/3 C applesauce. Family loved them. - 8/17/19


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    Incredible!
    Yummy! - 2/21/19


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    These Shamrock sugar cookies sound really great. Making a big batch will be perfect for me. Going to a St. Patty's party and these will be a hit I'm sure. I will make these for the party and since I have time, I could make a double batch. Could tint the dough green as well. Will be great . - 2/21/18


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    Incredible!
    I made these old fashion shamrock sugar cookies for St. Patrick's Day today! Everyone loved them! - 3/17/17


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    Very Good
    Wish there were directions and calorie counts for icing. - 12/5/12


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    Incredible!
    I sprinkled just a little sugar & cinnamon on top before baking...delicious!!! - 12/2/12


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    Incredible!
    Delicious. Even better with a splash of Fiori di Sicilia! - 1/8/12


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    Very Good
    These were very easy to make. I used whole wheat flour and they turned out really good. - 12/18/11


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    O.K.
    0 of 2 people found this review helpful
    i hated this recipe the consistancy of the cookie was so liquidated and i wasnt able to roll it out flat to cut out with cookie cutters - 1/30/11


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    Very Good
    I made these at Christmas time with my younger siblings. They were easy, fun to make & taste great! Of course, we decorated ours with icing, increasing the calories. - 1/25/11


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    Incredible!
    Delicious, effortless, and spot on: I couldn't ask for a better recipe. I tossed in some vanilla sugar and orange peel for extra zest and flavour, and the dough came out perfect. Thank you! - 12/24/10


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    Very Good
    I made this recipe with my 13 yr old niece and we had so much fun! Thanks for making it easy to follow!! - 7/27/10


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    Incredible!
    They were pretty awesome. I baked some for easter. They were a big hit with my family. My only problem is having only one! - 4/6/10


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    Very Good
    I used I Can't Believe it Is Not Butter spread for half of the butter. They were very tasty, maybe a little more crispy. - 4/1/10


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    Very Good
    The cookies were delicious, and it was a great family thing to do with cookie cutters. Thanks for shareing the receipe!!! - 2/18/10


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    I liked this recipe. I used 2 " cutters and got 66 cookies. Their not too sweet. If you like a softer cookie I think they would need need frosted. I used a 2" cutter and got 66 cookies. CUDDLYBEAR21 - 1/8/10


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    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    I am going to make these with my one year old and 2 year old nephew on the 23rd. I am so excited. We bought the cutest sprinkles and cookie cutters last night! - 12/17/09


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    Very Good
    Simple to make - good flavor. - 11/29/09


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    Very Good
    Made these with my nephew over the weekend and they were fantastic! This was my first attempt at making sugar cookies and I was hesitant about rolling out the dough but no problems at all! Used egg beaters and splenda (1 cup + 1/2 cup sugar) and they were delicious! - 10/25/09


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    Incredible!
    These were excellent! And easy enough that I had time to make up the dough while I was nannying a 2 and 3.5 year old! Lots of fun cookie cuttering them out with the kids! Thanks for the recipe! - 9/29/09


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    Good
    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    I made these for Valentine's Day for my son's preschool class - they were easy to cut out, but the dough was really dry, the finished cookies very heavy. I have another recipe that I think I'll stick with, but thank you for sharing! - 2/15/09