Best Ever Butter Cookies (land O Lakes)

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Best Ever Butter Cookies (land O Lakes)

 

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Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1 cup LAND O LAKES® Butter -- softened

1 cup sugar

1 egg

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

2 tablespoons orange juice

1 tablespoon vanilla

1 teaspoon baking powder

--frosting Ingredients--

3 cups powdered sugar

1/3 cup LAND O LAKES® Butter -- softened

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 tablespoon milk -- (1 to 2)

 

Combine 1 cup butter, sugar and egg in large mixer bowl. Beat at medium speed,

scraping bowl often, until creamy (1 to 2 minutes). Add flour, orange juice,

vanilla and baking powder. Reduce speed to low; beat until well mixed (1 to 2

minutes).

 

Divide dough into thirds; wrap in plastic food wrap. Refrigerate until firm (2

to 3 hours).

 

Heat oven to 400°F. Roll out dough on lightly floured surface, one-third at a

time (keeping remaining dough refrigerated), to 1/8 to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut

with 2-inch cookie cutters. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake

for 6 to 10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool completely.

 

 

Combine powdered sugar, 1/3 cup butter and 1 teaspoon vanilla in small mixer

bowl. Beat at low speed, scraping bowl often and adding enough milk for desired

spreading consistency. Tint frosting with food color, if desired. Frost and

decorate cooled cookies as desired

 

Yield: 3 dozen cookies

 

Description:

" These crisp, tender, buttery cut-out cookies can be decorated to

capture the spirit of the holiday season. "

Source:

" www.LandOLakes.com "

T(Chilling Time):

" 2:00 "

 

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 3453 Calories; 8g Fat (2.2% calories from

fat); 38g Protein; 807g Carbohydrate; 8g Dietary Fiber; 189mg Cholesterol; 563mg

Sodium. Exchanges: 15 1/2 Grain(Starch); 1 Lean Meat; 0 Fruit; 0 Non-Fat Milk;

1/2 Fat; 37 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.

 

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0