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Cutout Sugar Cookies

By: Taste of Home Test Kitchen

"Our Test Kitchen home economists dreamed up these chewy sugar cookies with a lightly sweet flavor. Decorated for the holidays with colored sugar, sprinkles or frosting, they won't last long...so make sure you stash away a few for Santa!"

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Prep Time:
25 Min

Cook Time:
10 Min

Ready In:
35 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 30 servings

Ingredients

6 tablespoons butter (no substitutes), softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons canola oil
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup cornmeal
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups colored sugar of your choice

Directions

In a mixing bowl, eat butter, sugar and brown sugar for 2 minutes. Add egg and vanilla; mix well. Gradually beat in oil. Gradually beat in corn syrup. Combine the flour, cornmeal, baking powder and salt. Add to creamed mixture just until blended. Divide in half; wrap each portion in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
On a lightly floured surface, roll dough out to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut out dough with lightly floured 2-1/2-in. cookie cutter, Place 2 in. apart on baking sheets coated with nonstick cooking spray. Sprinkle each cutout with 2 teaspoons colored sugar. Bake at 350 degrees F for 7-9 minutes or until set and bottoms are lightly browned. Cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks.

Footnotes

Nutritional Analysis: One cookie equals 117 calories, 3 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 13 mg cholesterol, 98 mg sodium, 21 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein. Diabetic Exchange: 1-1/2 starch.