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Soft Cut-Out Sugar Cookies

Name: Soft Cut-Out Sugar Cookies
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 52 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: 2 and 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more as needed for rolling and work surface, spooned & leveled; 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1/4 tsp salt; 3/4 cup unsalted butter; 3/4 cup granulated sugar; 1 large egg; 2 tsp pure vanilla extract; 1/4 tsp almond extract *; Royal Icing; Assorted sprinkles

Serves 24 · 52 min total

Baked goods
Sweet

Soft Cut-Out Sugar Cookies includes and 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more as needed for rolling and work surface, spooned & leveled, baking powder, unsalted butter. Total time: 52 minutes. Serves 24.

Ingredients

2 and 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more as needed for rolling and work surface, spooned & leveled

½ tsp baking powder

¼ tsp salt

¾ cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature

¾ cup granulated sugar

1 large egg, at room temperature

2 tsp pure vanilla extract

¼ tsp almond extract *, optional, but makes the flavor outstanding

Royal Icing, Easy Glaze Icing, or Cookie Buttercream, royal icing is pictured

Assorted sprinkles

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