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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.'"
RECIPE RATING:
The reviewer gave this recipe 9 stars. This recipe average a 3.3 star rating.
Read Reviews (8)
PREP TIME  30 Min
COOK TIME  10 Min
READY IN  40 Min

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INGREDIENTS

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • FROSTING:
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 3 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 2 tablespoons hot water
  • Food coloring

DIRECTIONS

  1. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, vanilla and almond extract. Combine the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, salt and nutmeg; gradually add to creamed mixture.
  2. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350 degrees F for 8-10 minutes or until light brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.
  3. For frosting, in a large mixing bowl, combine the butter, confectioners' sugar, almond extract and enough water to achieve desired consistency. Tint with food coloring if desired. Frost the cookies.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 8, 2006 by GFred
The taste of this cookie is very good. However, I was hoping for a bigger, flatter cookie. I... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 12, 2008 by Kim
This recipe was great when I tweeked it a little. I substituted butter with 1 stick of crisco... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 13, 2007 by Katherine Ann
Simply delicious and very easy!! I substituted lemon extract in place of the almond extract... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 22, 2008 by teenuh
not the best wouldnt make again MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 15, 2007 by CookinginFL
This is not the best recipe that I have ever tried, but for a very cakey cookie, it is pretty... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 29, 2006 by Alisha
Not what i expected. I t was too light and airy. I like sugar cookies soft and chewy. These... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 6, 2008 by tcoop3
Delicious! They are cake like and I made larger cookies. Just what I was looking for! I didn't... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 7, 2008 by 90621
I was expecting a cookie more like the traditional sugar cookies made around Christmas time... MORE


 
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