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Title: Cutout Christmas Cookies
Categories: Cookie Dessert Holiday Taste
Yield: 72 Servings
| 1 | c | Butter or margarine, softened |
| 1 | c | Sugar |
| 2 | Eggs | |
| 1 1/2 | ts | Vanilla extract |
| 3 1/2 | c | All-purpose flour |
| 1 | ts | Ground cinnamon |
| 1/2 | ts | Baking powder |
| 1/2 | ts | Salt |
| 1/4 | ts | Ground cloves |
| 1/4 | ts | Ground nutmeg |
| 1 | Egg white, beaten | |
| Colored decorating sugar |
In a mxing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla. Combine flour, cinnamon, baking powder, salt, cloves and nutmeg; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Chill for at least 1 hour. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough, a partion at a time, to 1/8" thickness. Cut into desired shapes. Place on ungreased baking sheets. b|akt at 350 F. for 12-14 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Carefully brush with egg white; sprinkle with colored sugar. Return to the oven for 3-5 minutes or until lightly browned. Yield: about 6 dozen, 2 inch cookies. MC formatting by bobbi744@sojourn.com Recipe by: Taste of Home Magazine, Dec/Jan '94, p. 63