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Pope's Valentine Cookies

SUBMITTED BY: Jelly PHOTO BY: CwazyKooker

"Rich and delicious cut-out cookies - wonderful for special holiday celebrations! These are the best cut-out cookies the long line of bakers in our family has ever found."
RECIPE RATING:
The reviewer gave this recipe 82 stars. This recipe average a 4.5 star rating.
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Original recipe yield 2 dozen

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 1/2 pound butter, softened
  • 2 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (170 degrees C).
  2. Mix butter in a mixer until light, add remaining ingredients.
  3. Knead until velvety. Roll one-half of the dough at a time to about 1/4 inch thickness using the smallest amount of flour possible.
  4. Cut out and bake on a lightly greased pan for 12 minutes. Cookies will be almost white when cooked.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 12, 2004 by Lee Ann
Overall, a very tasty and tender butter cookie. Also, because of so few ingredients, it is... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 12, 2004 by KDUMAINE
Very easy to make, had to have my oven on 300 or the bottoms got too brown. Very tasty cookies... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 12, 2004 by NNNNN
Nice texture and taste. I found the dough, in the original recipe a bit too crumbly. With an... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 16, 2006 by JLANAM
These are good and SO easy! If you use a stand mixer, you won't have to knead, and if you roll... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 12, 2003 by ANDIKOF3
If you are looking for a delicately tastey, white, soft but yet crisp, cut-out then this is... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 18, 2006 by lockesmom
these were so odd ... as others have noted, not sweet but strangely addicting. i added some... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 29, 2004 by DRGREG
By far, the best cut-out cookies I've ever made. I've been using this recipe for 3 years now... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 22, 2006 by amy
These cookies are great! I am a novice baker/ cook, but this recipe was easy to follow. The... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 14, 2004 by STARDUST_331
I made these last year for Valentine's day. They send very well. I cut out a lot of large... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 27, 2007 by Kristie W.
These are wonderful cookies that are so simple to fix. I can have a batch made and be all... MORE

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