Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies In A Jar
Ingredients
- Servings: 2
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
Recipe
Preparation Time: 15 mins
Ready Time: 15 mins
- in a medium bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside. in a 1 quart large mouth jar, layer the sugar on the bottom and the flour mixture on top. attach a tag with the following instructions:
- empty the contents of the jar into a large bowl. cut in 1 cup of softened butter until the mixture is crumbly. in a separate bowl, beat 2 eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1/2 teaspoon of lemon extract until light and fluffy. pour into the dry ingredients and mix until well blended. cover bowl and chill for 1 hour.
- preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). on a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/4 inch in thickness. cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters. place cookies 1 1/2 inches apart onto cookie sheets.
- bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, until edges begin to brown. you can decorate them with sugar before baking of frost after baking.
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