Old-Fashioned Cutout Cookies

Total Time
Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

Updated on Sep. 30, 2022

These simple cutout cookies are so crisp and buttery, it's hard to eat just one. I make them for special holidays, but they're welcome anytime. —Elizabeth Turner, Lula, Georgia

Self-rising Flour-1-1/2 cups

As a substitute for 1-1/2 cups self-rising flour, place 2-1/4 teaspoons baking powder and 3/4 teaspoon salt in a measuring cup. Add all-purpose flour to measure 1 cup. Combine with an additional 1/2 cup all-purpose flour.
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Old-Fashioned Cutout Cookies

Yield: about 1-1/2 dozen
Prep: 15 min
Cook: 10 min

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 large egg, room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon 2% milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1-1/2 cups self-rising flour
  • Additional sugar, colored sugar, or nonpareils

Directions

  1. In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, milk and vanilla. Gradually add flour and mix well.
  2. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with 3-in. cookie cutters dipped in flour. Sprinkle with additional sugar, colored sugar, or nonpareils.
  3. Place 1 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Reroll scraps if desired. Bake at 375° for 7-8 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.
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