Christmas Sugar Cookies

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• ⅛ cup butter (room temperature)
• ⅛ cup sugar

• hand mixer with beaters
• Large mixing bowl

In a large mixing bowl combine butter and sugar in till fluffy.

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• ⅛ egg (room temperature)
• ⅛ tsp Lemon extract
• ⅛ tsp vanilla extract

• spatula

Add the egg, vanilla extract and lemon extract

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• ⅛ tsp salt
• ⅛ tsp baking powder

Add the baking powder and salt.

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• ⅛ cups All purpose flour

Slowly add in the flour. It should be a little sticky.

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• plastic wrap

Split the dough in two. Wrap each half in plastic wrap, and let it chill in the fridge for it least one hour.

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• oven

After the dough has chilled, preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

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• ¼ pinches flour (for sprinkling)

• rolling pin

Take one half of the dough out. Sprinkle flour on the counter and roll the dough out. It should be a 1/4 inch thick.

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• cookie cutter

Cut out the shapes. Carefully put the shapes on the pans.

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• baking pan

Bake the first set of cookies for 10 minutes.

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Take the other half of the dough out of the fridge and do the same thing.

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• Cooling rack

Cool the cookies on the rack.

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Decorate as wanted!

Enjoy your meal!