every year for Christmas! Bust out your favorite cookie cutters and cut away to make these sweet,
crisp treats. Decorate with icing and sprinkles and then share your hard work with friends.
1½ cups fl our
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ cup margarine, softened
½ cup sugar
3 tablespoons applesauce
1 tablespoon milk
½ teaspoon vanilla
In a small bowl, combine fl our and baking powder. In a large
bowl, cream together margarine and sugar. Add applesauce,
milk and vanilla and mix to combine. Add dry ingredients
in batches until a soft dough forms. Wrap dough in plastic
wrap and chill in the fridge for at least 30 minutes, or as
long as overnight.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets
with parchment paper.
On a clean, fl oured surface, roll out dough to about ¼-inch
thick. Cut out shapes with cookie cutters and place on
baking sheets. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until cookies
have puffed up a bit. Rotate baking sheets halfway through
if baking more than one sheet at a time. If you want soft
cookies, remove them from oven before they turn golden
(about 9 to 10 minutes). If you prefer them a little crisper,
bake until they are lightly golden on the edges. Remove
from the oven and let cool on a rack for 10 minutes, then
transfer cookies directly to the rack to cool completely.
If you’re using food coloring, mix up one batch of White
Icing for each color you want to ice with or mix up a
double batch of plain White Icing. Apply icing to cookies
with a butter knife. Add any sprinkles while icing is still wet.
Store cookies covered at room temperature.
Yield: ABOUT 2 DOZEN COOKIES
Prep time: 15 MINUTES ACTIVE
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