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Best Ever Gluten Free Christmas Cut-out Cookies!

Sugar cookies, rolled out and cut with cookie cutters then topped with icing and decorations
Prep Time15 minutes
Chilling Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 20 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 3/4 Cup shortening (butter or buttered flavored Crisco)
  • 1 Cup Sugar
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 tsp Vanilla
  • 1/2 tsp Almond Extract
  • 2 1/2 Cups Flour (I use Gluten free but can be made with regular flour)
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1 tsp Salt

Instructions

  • Cream together the shortening and the sugar
  • Blend in the eggs, vanilla extract and almond extract
  • Mix the dry ingredients
  • Fold in the dry ingredients one cup at a time until well blended
  • Refrigerate for one hour
  • Sprinkle a sheet of parchment paper with flour.
  • Roll out the dough to desired thickness (don't go too thin because they will burn easily)
  • Using your cookie cutters cut the cookies.
  • Once you've used up the rolled dough pull any unused dough away from the shapes. With a floured spatula transfer cutouts to a parchment-lined cookie tray
  • Bake on 375 for 5-6 minutes
  • Cool the cookies on a cooling rack
  • Prepare your icing according to the instructions on the bag of confectionary sugar. DON'T FORGET TO ADD THE DROP OF ALMOND EXTRACT!!!
  • Ice and decorate your cookies and ALWAYS, ALWAYS HAVE FUN!?