Pope's Valentine Cookies Recipe
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Pope's Valentine Cookies

By: Jelly 
"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."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.5 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (119)

What to Drink?
Wine Port
Cocktail Christmas Creamy Egg Nog
Hot Non-Alcoholic Creamy Hot Cocoa
 

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Original Recipe Yield 2 dozen
 

Ingredients

  • 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.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 273 | Total Fat: 15.6g | Cholesterol: 41mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 12, 2004 by Lee Ann   view full review
Overall, a very tasty and tender butter cookie. Also, because of so few ingredients, it is...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 12, 2004 by NNNNN   view full review
Nice texture and taste. I found the dough, in the original recipe a bit too crumbly. With an...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 12, 2004 by KDUMAINE   view full review
Very easy to make, had to have my oven on 300 or the bottoms got too brown. Very tasty cookies...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 18, 2006 by lockesmom   view full review
these were so odd ... as others have noted, not sweet but strangely addicting. i added some...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 16, 2006 by JLANAM Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
These are good and SO easy! If you use a stand mixer, you won't have to knead, and if you roll...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 30, 2007 by Elyse   view full review
THANK YOU, JELLY!!!!! This really is the best cut-out recipe on the planet!! I have tried...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 12, 2003 by ANDIKOF3   view full review
If you are looking for a delicately tastey, white, soft but yet crisp, cut-out then this is...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 29, 2004 by DRGREG   view full review
By far, the best cut-out cookies I've ever made. I've been using this recipe for 3 years now...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 14, 2004 by STARDUST_331 Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
I made these last year for Valentine's day. They send very well. I cut out a lot of large...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 22, 2006 by amy   view full review
These cookies are great! I am a novice baker/ cook, but this recipe was easy to follow. The...

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