italian butter cookies
(2 ratings)
My daughter loves to make different shapes with these and sprinkle with powdered sugar! They have a great butter flavor and you can mix and match what you would like to top them with! From my own personal family recipie
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(2 ratings)
yield
3 dozen
prep time
2 Hr
cook time
10 Min
Ingredients For italian butter cookies
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1/2 ccrisco shortening
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1/2 cbutter (1 stick), softened
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2 csugar
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4eggs, beaten
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3 tsppure vanilla extract
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3 cflour
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2 tspbaking powder
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1 tspsalt
How To Make italian butter cookies
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1Preheat oven to 350*. In a large mixing bowl, cream the shortening, butter & and sugar. Add the eggs & vanilla then blend in the flour, baking powder & salt. Chill dough 2 hours.
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2Roll dough out on a floured surface, cut out shapes using cookie cutters and place onto lightly greased cookie sheets. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until they are a light golden brown. Transfer to cooling racks.
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3Optional Decorating: Before baking sprinkle with colored sugar or sprinkles. Garnish centers with maraschino cherry halves or plain M & M's, pipe icing designs or sprinkle with powdered sugar after cooled.
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