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Amish Sugar Cookies

Submitted by: Heather Newcomer 
This cookie is a very soft sugar cookie that is made with a batter rather than a dough, but is really good. 

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Smooth Sailing Sugar Cookies

Submitted by: Martha Conaway 
With a fresh breeze, my longtime-favorite sugar cookie recipe got under way on a new track. I cut out sailboats and frisky fish, frosting them brightly for the nautical gathering. My guests ate their limit! -Martha Conaway, Pataskala, Ohio 

Maple Sugar Cookies

Submitted by: Anna Glaus 
This recipe is requested by friends and family every time I'm asked to bring cookies for an event. Folks enjoy the subtle maple flavor in this crisp cookie. 

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Deluxe Sugar Cookies

Submitted by: Dawn Fagerstrom 
'Christmas cutouts signal the season for our family,' relates field editor Dawn Fagerstrom of Warren, Minnesota. 'Usually I 'paint' these with colorful icing - or if time's short, I simply sprinkle them with colored sugar.' 

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Frosted Brown Sugar Cookies

Submitted by: Loretta Patterson 
These old-fashioned, cake-like cookies are sweet and buttery. They pair equally well with a glass of cold milk or a cup of hot coffee. 

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Cinnamon Sugar Cookies

Submitted by: Leah Costigan 
My mom always had these cookies on hand. They're so good with a cup of hot chocolate, coffee or milk. 

Jelly-Topped Sugar Cookies

Submitted by: June Quinn 
On busy days, I appreciate this fast-to-fix drop sugar cookie. Top each cookie with your favorite flavor of jam or jelly. --June Quinn, Kalamazoo, Michigan 

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Simple Sugar Cookies

Submitted by: Maxine Guin 
Powdered sugar takes the place of granulated sugar in this sweet standby from Maxine Guin of Barnhart, Missouri. 'I received the recipe for this tasty cookie from a cook I worked with at our local school,' she recalls. 

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Crisp Lemon Sugar Cookies

Submitted by: Dollie Ainley 
I have had this recipe for about 40 years, and in that time I've made a few changes. These cookies are my husband's favorite, so I bake them for him almost every week. One of my daughter's friends still remembers having these special treats when she stopped in on her way home from school. -Dollie Ainley, Doniphan, Missouri 

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Soft Sugar Cookies

Submitted by: Coleen Walter 
'These soft cookies are always a hit, so I often stir up a big batch,' writes Coleen Walter of Bancroft, Michigan. 'I usually add food coloring to the frosting to coordinate with the current holiday.' 
 
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