Things You'll Need:
- 1 cup butter, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2-1/2 cups flour
- 1 tsp. almond or lemon extract (if desired)
- Mixing bowl
- Spoon
- Electric mixer
- Plastic wrap
- Cookie sheets
- Rolling pin
- Cookie cutters
- Cooling rack
- Spatula
- Knife
- Frosting
- Sprinkles or other cookie decorations
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Step 1
Mix together the butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl. Make sure the ingredients are creamed thoroughly. Blend in the flour, careful not to spill. If desired, add the almond or lemon extract.
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Step 2
Remove dough from mixing bowl, and use your hands to form the dough into 2 small balls. Wrap each ball in plastic wrap, and refrigerate the dough for at least 30 minutes.
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Step 3
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F, and grease several cookie sheets. Remove dough from the refrigerator.
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Step 4
Sprinkle flour on the counter. Use a rolling pin to roll out the dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Dust cookie cutters with flour so they won't stick once you use them in the dough. Cut the cookies out of the dough.
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Step 5
Place cookie cut-outs on cookie sheets. Re-roll the dough until all dough is used. Don't forget to use both refrigerated pieces of dough.
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Step 6
Bake cookies for 20 to 25 minutes, and place the cookies on a cooling rack with a spatula. Once the cookies have cooled, cover them with frosting. Decorate the finished cookies with sprinkles or other cookie decorations.
