Child-Proof Sugar Cookies

SUBMITTED BY: Wendy Mmm Gibson

"This recipe is great for first time cookie makers and kindergartners. They are easy and lots of fun. The children in my classes have never messed up a batch of these cookies in the fourteen years I've been teaching kindergarten, and neither have my four adorable children. You can use whole wheat flour in place of the all-purpose flour, if you wish."

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Original recipe yield: 3 -4 dozen

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INGREDIENTS

1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 cup butter flavored shortening
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar

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DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease your cookie sheets.
Mix the sugar, shortening, egg, vanilla and almond extract until creamy. Mix in the flour, baking soda and cream of tartar. Make several small balls of dough. Roll out dough to about 1/8 or 1/4 inch thick. Cut into desired shapes with well floured cookie cutters. If desired, press candies, raisins, nuts or sprinkles into cookies. Place cookies onto the prepared sheets.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 8 to 10 minutes, depending upon whether you like hard or soft cookies. Remove cookies and let cool on a rack. Serve warm with a glass of milk. They are also good with ice cream wedged in the middle of two cookies.

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Reviewed on Oct. 14, 2003 by SCHWINNY

I am dissappointed at the dough quality. As soon as my 5 year old tried to roll the dough it crumbled into little pieces. Then once the shapes were finally cut, as she removed them from the board they crumbled again. This is not a recipe to repeat.

16 users found this review helpful

Reviewed on Dec. 4, 2003 by SHAWH

The dough was a little dry even though I was very carefull with my measurements. After adding a couple table spoons of milk it was much easier to roll out and cut.

13 users found this review helpful

Reviewed on Oct. 25, 2003 by CANDIEB

I really didn't care for this dough recipe. It wasn't sweet enough to be sugar cookies, I ended up making a lemon glaze to go over the top. Plus if you roll it out more than once, it got too crumbly. I wouldn't use this one again. It WAS easy, but not worth wasting my time on.

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NUTRITION INFORMATION

Servings Per Recipe: 48

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 80

Total Fat: 4.6g
Cholesterol: 4mg
Sodium: 28mg
Total Carbs: 8.8g
Dietary Fiber: 0.2g
Protein: 0.8g

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