17 christmas cutouts Recipes

butter, softened, sugar, egg, vanilla extract, almond extract, king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, sugar, butter, softened, vanilla extract, milk, liquid or paste food coloring, optional

butter, softened, butter-flavored shortening, sugar, egg, milk, vanilla extract, king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, white baking chocolate, chopped

king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour, shredded swiss cheese, sugar, salt, ground mustard, cayenne pepper, cold butter, dry white wine or chicken broth, egg, lightly beaten, sesame seeds and/or poppy seeds

shortening, sugar substitute with aspartame (such as equal packets), egg, cake flour, salt, baking powder, skim milk, water, vanilla extract

shortening, sugar, salt, eggs, all-purpose flour, baking powder, milk, vanilla extract

butter, sugar, eggs, lemon extract, vanilla extract, flour, salt, baking soda, oatmeal

butter, softened, sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, tinted frostings , colored sugars, edible glitter and nonpareils

butter, softened, sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour, ground cinnamon, baking powder, salt, ground nutmeg, egg white, beaten, colored decorating sugars

strawberry gelatin, boiling water, divided, lime gelatin, cold milk, instant vanilla pudding mix

granulated sugar, egg, softened butter (no margarine!!), orange juice, vanilla, flour, baking powder, powdered sugar, for rolling

flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, shortening or 1 cup margarine, eggs, vanilla extract, ground pecans (optional, ground pecans for added flavor. this is how grandma always mixed hers) (optional)

flour, baking powder, salt, ginger, white pepper (optional), cinnamon, margarine, sugar, egg, milk

all-purpose flour, baking powder, sugar, eggs, butter (1 1/2 sticks), vanilla extract, colored icing , recipe follows

sugar, eggs, shortening, sour cream, vanilla, flour (this can vary a bit. it should be dry enough to roll out and not be messy, but moist enough not to b), salt, baking soda

powdered sugar, butter or margarine, egg, vanilla extract, almond extract, flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, icing, powdered sugar, butter or margarine, egg white, salt, almond extract, sprinkles (optional), instead of doing the icing - before baking make a small holiday cutout in the center of your cookie (i.e. a star or christmas tree) and place 1 life saver in the cutout