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For-My-Love Sugar Cookies

By: Marilyn Wheeler

"Cut the dough for these crisp cookies into heart shapes...or form into letters to spell out sweet nothings to your sweetie. 'These are our favorite sugar cookies,' writes Marilyn Wheeler of Ellijay, Georgia. 'They're one of the homemade treats I love to bake for friends and neighbors.'"

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Prep Time:
20 Min

Cook Time:
10 Min

Ready In:
30 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 33 servings

Ingredients

3/4 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
3 cups self-rising flour*
1 teaspoon orange extract
Colored sugar (optional)

Directions

In a mixing bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs, flour and extract; mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or until easy to handle. On a floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with 2-in. cookie cutters dipped in flour. Sprinkle with colored sugar if desired. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375 degrees F for 6-8 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Footnotes

As a substitute for 1 cup of self-rising flour, place 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a measuring cup. Add all-purpose flour to measure 1 cup.