Looking back on this past year, and all of the tragedies our country has endured with natural disasters and shootings and other acts of destruction – it makes me wish for people to remember what Christmas and the holidays are REALLY all about: joy, sharing, laughter, warmth, peace, giving and most of all LOVE for others. I sincerely wish all of you a holiday filled with these things – and a New Year filled with promise, prosperity and wonderfulness. Merry Christmas. xo
Mom’s Holiday Cutout Cookies
Recipe Type: Holiday, Baking, Sweets, Desserts
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Serves: 50-60 cookies
This is a recipe for my Mom’s Holiday Cutout cookies – a recipe that she got from my Grandmother that we still use today every year for the holidays. The cookies are crisp and thin with a delicious vanilla almond flavor in the cookie and the icing. They are the most popular and addicting cookies on our holiday table every year. Enjoy!
Ingredients
- COOKIES:
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon water
- 3 cups flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- BUTTERCREAM FROSTING:
- 1/3 c. soft butter or margarine
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups sifted confectioner’s sugar
- 1/8 to 1/4 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
Instructions
- COOKIES:
- In a large mixing bowl, thoroughly cream the butter, sugar, and vanilla extract.
- Add 1 egg and water, and beat until light and fluffy.
- Combine flour, baking powder and salt; blend into creamed mixture.
- Divide dough in half; chill 1 hour.
- On lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/8″ thickness.
- Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters.
- Bake on greased cookie sheet at 375 degrees about 6-8 minutes.
- Cool slightly; remove from pan and glaze with buttercream frosting and top with sprinkles and decorative toppings.
- Let cookies chill and cool overnight, store in a container in layers of wax paper to prevent cookies from sticking.
- BUTTERCREAM FROSTING:
- Mix together all ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
- Divide frosting into separate medium bowls, add food coloring of your choice.