Best Butter Cookies Recipe
"With this convenient recipe, you get four different kinds of cookies from just one batch of dough. The cutouts, peppermint balls, spicy fruit balls and chocolate slices are enough to fill up a Christmas treat tray. —Dawn Fagerstrom, Warren, Minnesota..."
INGREDIENTS
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2 cups butter, softened
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1-1/2 cups sugar
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2 eggs
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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5 cups all-purpose flour
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2 teaspoons baking powder
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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ADDITIONAL INGREDIENTS FOR CUTOUTS:
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Sprinkles, jimmies or colored sugar, optional
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ADDITIONAL INGREDIENTS FOR PEPPERMINT BALLS:
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1/4 cup crushed peppermint candies
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1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
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Red colored sugar, optional
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ADDITIONAL INGREDIENTS FOR SPICY FRUIT BALLS:
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1/2 cup dried currants
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1/2 cup chopped mixed candied fruit
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1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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Confectioners' sugar, optional
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ADDITIONAL INGREDIENTS FOR CHOCOLATE SLICES:
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1 ounce unsweetened chocolate
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1/2 cup chopped pecans
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