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Ingredients
| salted butter: 1 cup (softened) |
| granulated sugar: 1 cup |
| eggs: 1 |
| all-purpose flour (unsifted): 2 1/2 cups |
| orange juice: 2 Tbl |
| vanilla extract: 1 Tbl |
| baking powder: 1 tsp |
| powdered sugar (unsifted): 3 cups |
| salted butter: 1/3 cup (softened) |
| 2% milk: 2 Tbl |
| vanilla extract: 1 tsp |
Best Ever Butter Cookies
Credit: Food.com
User rating:
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Prep Time
20 min -
Cook Time
120 min -
Servings
2 serving(s)
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- Combine 1 cup butter, sugar and egg in large mixer bowl.
- Beat at medium speed until creamy.
- Reduce speed to low.
- Add flour, orange juice, vanilla and baking powder.
- Beat until well mixed.
- Divide dough into thirds and wrap in plastic food wrap.
- Refrigerate until firm (2-3 hours).
- Heat oven to 400 degrees.
- On lightly floured surface roll out dough, one third at a time (keeping remaining dough refrigerated), into 1/8 to 1/4 inch thickness.
- Cut with 4 or 5 inch cookie cutter.
- Place one inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
- Bake for 6-10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
- Let stand one minute then remove from cookie sheet.
- Cool completely.
- Frosting: Combine all frosting ingredients in small bowl.
- Beat at low speed, scraping bowl often, until fluffy.
- Tint with food color if desired.
- Frost and decorate cookies as desired.