Lannette's Holiday Sugar Cookies Recipe

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Lannette's Holiday Sugar Cookies
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Ingredients:

  • 2/3 cup shortening
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/2 tsp almond extract
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 4 tsp milk
  • 1/2 of 16 oz box powdered sugar
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 2 tbsp heavy cream (or more to make of spreading consistency)

Directions:

  1. Cream together shortening and sugar.
  2. Add egg and vanilla and almond extracts. Beat well.
  3. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt.
  4. Stir dry ingredients into creamed mixture.
  5. Add 4 teaspoons milk. and stir till blended.
  6. Divide dough in half and chill 1 hour.
  7. Roll to 1/4 inch thickness on a floured board. Cut with floured cookie cutters. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
  8. OR scoop and drop rounded teaspoons-full or small sized cookie scoops onto ungreased cookie sheet.
  9. Bake at 375 for 7 to 10 minutes, or till edges of cookies are slightly brown.
  10. Frost completely cooled cookies with buttercream frosting.
  11. Buttercream Frosting:.
  12. Beat together all frosting ingredients. (Start with 2 tablespoons cream, and if needed, add more cream 1 teaspoon at a time till frosting is of desired spreading consistency).
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1156.47 Kcal (4842 kJ)
Calories from fat 713.79 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 79.31g 122%
Cholesterol 51.3mg 17%
Sodium 1838.58mg 77%
Potassium 373.23mg 8%
Total Carbs 99.04g 33%
Sugars 22.75g 91%
Dietary Fiber 8.32g 33%
Protein 11.22g 22%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Iron 5.1mg 28%
Calcium 320.4mg 32%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 488.74 Kcal (2046 kJ)
Calories from fat 301.66 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 33.52g 122%
Cholesterol 21.68mg 17%
Sodium 777mg 77%
Potassium 157.73mg 8%
Total Carbs 41.86g 33%
Sugars 9.61g 91%
Dietary Fiber 3.52g 33%
Protein 4.74g 22%
Iron 2.2mg 28%
Calcium 135.4mg 32%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 28.9
    Points
  • 32
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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