Best Cutout Sugar Cookies

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Course: Cookies/Bars

christmas cookie cutter decoration

Photo by Queezle_Sister

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jenncc

7 years ago

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5

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These are indeed great cut-outs. The dough seemed a bit sticky at first but after some time in the fridge it was easy to work with, and flavor was excellent. The texture was perfect - crisp and sturdy enough to decorate without being tough or hard.

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Queezle_Sister

14 years ago

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Easy success!
Two secret ingredients make these cookies have fabulous flavor - cream cheese and lemon zest. The dough is very buttery, and it needs at least an hour chilling for ease of rolling and getting the cut cookie out of the cutter.
Each year, I attend a cookie party, where we bring our dough, and roll, cut, and decorate together. Twice I have brought this dough, and hand down, this is the easiest working and most delicious.
I generally hate the fussiness of rolled decorated cookies. B... Read more

5 comment(s)

Peckish Sister · 14 years ago

Adorable! I especially love the mushroon and the chick - who knew chicks weren't just for Easter!

Queezle_Sister · 14 years ago

PS, You will probably also recognize that these were our childhood cookie cutters.

BethNH · 14 years ago

Love the Santa chick!

Leeka · 14 years ago

I second that, the chick is adorable!

southerncooker · 14 years ago

Daughter did a great job decorating and the cookies with cream cheese and lemon zest sound delightful. Wish I had one to go with my coffee right now.