Valentine cookies

Roll-Out Cookies
by Wilton

Source: Cupcake Fun

Ingredients:

• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar (The original call for 1 1/2 cup)
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon no-color almond extract
• 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour (I’ve tried with 2 2/3 flour – too soft)
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt

Makes: 30”LOVE” cookies.

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.

2. In large mixing bowl, cream butter with sugar with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add in egg, vanilla and almond extracts. Mix flour, baking powder and salt; add 1 cup at a time to butter mixture, mixing after each addition.

3. Do not chill dough.

4. Divide dough into 2 balls. On a floured surface, roll each ball into a circle approximately 12 in. wide and 1/8 in. thick. Dip cookie cutter in flour before each use.

5. Bake cookies on ungreased cookie sheet on top rack of oven for 6-7 minutes or until cookies are lightly browned