Sugar Cookies

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Ingredients:

1 ½ cups powdered sugar

1 cup margarine or butter, softened

1 teaspoon vanilla

½ teaspoon almost extract

1 large egg

2 ½ cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon cream of tartar

Granulated sugar

Directions:

Mix powdered sugar, margarine, vanilla, almond extract and egg in large bowl.  Stir in remaining ingredients except granulated sugar.  Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours.

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Grease cookie sheet lightly with shortening.

Divide dough in half. Roll each half ¼ inch thick on lightly floured surface. Cut into desired shapes with 2- to 2 ½ inch cookie cutters.  Sprinkle with granulated sugar. Place on cookie sheet.

Bake 7 to 8 minutes or until edges are light brown. Remove from cookie sheet. Cool on wire rack.

Makes about 5 dozen.

From Betty Crocker’s New Cookbook