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Pope's Valentine Cookies

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Pope's Valentine Cookies

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"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." — Jelly

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Original recipe makes 2 dozen Change Servings

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

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Directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (170 degrees C).
Mix butter in a mixer until light, add remaining ingredients.
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.
Cut out and bake on a lightly greased pan for 12 minutes. Cookies will be almost white when cooked.

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Overall, a very tasty and tender butter cookie. Also, because of so few ingredients, it is quick to mix. The dough was a little difficult to work with -- so I cheated and rolled it out between two sheets of waxed paper, set it on a cookie sheet, froze it for about 20 minutes, then cut out the frozen dough. (I do this with almost all cut out cookie dough. It works great and the cookies don't lose their shape!) Since I used small cutters, I reduced the baking time to 10 minutes.

—Lee Ann

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Dec 18, 2011

Didn't care much for this cookie. Bland taste and I followed the recipe as written. I won't make these again, its not a sugar cookie, not a butter cookie, something in between. Needs a flavor boost for sure.

—Jot

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Feb 12, 2004

Nice texture and taste. I found the dough, in the original recipe a bit too crumbly. With an extra Tablespoon of milk and an extra 1/4 cup of butter, it was perfect! Thank you for sharing your recipe, Jelly. I'll be making this one for every cut-out cookie holiday, and maybe some in between!

—NNNNN

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Feb 12, 2004

Very easy to make, had to have my oven on 300 or the bottoms got too brown. Very tasty cookies and rolled out great. Keep in mind when you put them on the cookie sheet, they don't spread, so you can put more on. MY KIDS AND FRIENDS RAVED ABOUT THE TASTE!!! I added 1 extra tsp. of vanilla. GREAT RECIPIE, THANKS!!

—KDUMAINE

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Sep 18, 2006

these were so odd ... as others have noted, not sweet but strangely addicting. i added some almond extract, which i think helped the flavor. my husband ate them up, and the man is not a sweet-eater, so there's that. i would definitely chill the dough before rolling it out.

—lockesmom

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Oct 30, 2007

THANK YOU, JELLY!!!!! This really is the best cut-out recipe on the planet!! I have tried countless recipes for dough you don't have to refrigerate first. These are great!!!!! I put the dough on parchment paper, put plastic wrap on top of the dough and then roll, so no need for extra flour. THANKS AGAIN!!

—Elyse

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Feb 16, 2006

These are good and SO easy! If you use a stand mixer, you won't have to knead, and if you roll it out and bake it on parchment, there's almost no mess! We loved them with Sugar Cookie Icing on this site. Professional-looking results!

—JLANAM

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Feb 12, 2003

If you are looking for a delicately tastey, white, soft but yet crisp, cut-out then this is for you. I was hoping for more cake-like cookies so this is not for me. Dough was easy to work w/ even w/out chilling. GREAT FOR USE WITH KIDS!!-no raw eggs so its a tastey and safe dough to eat :) A nice cookie!

—ANDIKOF3

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Nutrition

Calories
273 kcal
14%

Carbohydrates
30.4 g
10%

Cholesterol
41 mg
14%

Fat
15.6 g
24%

Fiber
0.7 g
3%

Protein
2.9 g
6%

Sodium
110 mg
4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Pope's Valentine Cookies

Serving Size: 1/12 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 12
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 273
Calories from Fat: 141

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 15.6g 24 %
Saturated Fat 9.8g 49 %
Cholesterol 41mg 14 %
Sodium 110mg 4 %
Potassium 35mg < 1 %
Total Carbohydrates 30.4g 10 %
Dietary Fiber 0.7g 3 %
Protein 2.9g 6 %
Sugars 10.4g
Vitamin A 10 %
Vitamin C < 1 %
Calcium 1 %
Iron 12 %
Thiamin 21 %
Niacin 16 %
Vitamin B6 < 1 %
Magnesium 2 %
Folate 27 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.