Christmas Cookies

Christmas cookie recipe from Granny Og

Unbalanced

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together and sweet aside.

Step 2

Mix sugar, butter, eggs, and almond extract together at high speed until light and fluffy.

Step 3

Add flour mixture, in roughly 4 batches, to the sugar/butter mix. Might need to turn mixer off before adding batches and start on slow to minimize flour spraying out.

Step 4

Turn dough out onto large sheet of plastic wrap. Fold plastic wrap over each side, squeezing dough and firming a log.

Step 5

Refrigerate at least 2 hours, over night is fine. Also can be frozen for use later.

Step 6

Pretty oven to 400 degrees.

Step 7

Get some of the dough out of the refrigerator. Leave what you are not ready to bake in the refrigerator.

Step 8

Till out on floured surface to about 1/8 inch thick. Can also use wax paper below and above dough to roll out.

Step 9

Cut out with floured cookie cutters.

Step 10

Place on cookie sheet with Silpat or baking stone. Place with some room between them.

Step 11

Bake 8-10 minutes or just until lightly browned around the edges.

Step 12

Cool completely before frosting.