Things You'll Need:
- Refrigerator
- Plastic cookie sheet and plastic wrap
- Cookie cutters
- Rolling pin
- Oven
- 1 cup of sugar
- 1 cup Land O Lakes Sweet Cream Butter, softened
- 2 1/2 Cups of all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. of baking powder
- 2 tbsp. orange juice
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 3 qt. mixer bowl
- Greased cookie sheet for use in oven
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Step 1
Add butter, egg and sugar in mixer bowl.
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Step 2
Mix until fluffy, then add the flower, baking powder, orange juice and vanilla.
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Step 3
Mix until well combined and smooth.
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Step 4
Separate the dough into two separate parts in two pieces of plastic wrap.
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Step 5
Close the saran warp and place dough in the fridge for 2 to 3 hours or until firm enough to be rolled.
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Step 6
Give it some time to thaw and preheat the oven at 400 degrees once dough is firm,
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Step 7
Flour the surface of a plastic cookie/surface sheet then place a handful of dough on this surface.
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Step 8
Roll out the dough to 1/8" to 1/4" in thickness. Then use your cookie cutters to cut out the cookie shapes.
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Step 9
Place shapes on greased cookie sheet. Once the sheet is full and the oven is done preheating, place the cookies in the oven and set the timer for 6 to 10 minutes.
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Step 10
Check cookies at about 6 minutes, then again a few minutes later. Take cookies out to cool when edges are golden brown.
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Step 11
Continue this process until all dough is gone.
