Tender Cut - Out Cookies

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 24
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 56.2
  • Total Fat: 2.8 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 1.5 mg
  • Total Carbs: 6.9 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.1 g
  • Protein: 0.7 g

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Introduction

Scoff if you will, but these shortening based sugar cookies keeps it's shape better and is a little sturdier, a huge plus when traveling to holiday parties! Scoff if you will, but these shortening based sugar cookies keeps it's shape better and is a little sturdier, a huge plus when traveling to holiday parties!
Number of Servings: 24

Ingredients

    1/3 cup butter-flavoured shortening
    1/3 cup vanilla sugar
    1 tsp vanilla
    1 cup flour
    2 tsp soy milk powder
    ¼ tsp baking powder
    Pinch sea salt
    Pinch nutmeg

Directions

Cream shortening and sugar until fluffy.
Add vanilla and beat at medium speed until well blended.
Beat in flour, milk powder, baking powder, salt and nutmeg at low speed until well blended. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
Preheat the oven to 375ºF and line three baking sheets with parchment.
Roll out half the dough at a time to 1/8” between sheets of waxed paper and cut out with cookie cutters.
Place 2” apart on the sheets.
Bake 8-9 minutes, until set. Cool on the sheets for 10 minutes, then remove to a rack.

Serving Size: makes about 24

Number of Servings: 24

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.