Blue Ribbon Sugar Cookies

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 cup margarine
• 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°. mix margarine and sugar and beat till fluffy. add egg and extracts. mix in soda and cream of tartar, and then add flour. wrap in a disc and chill for at least an hour, but no more than 24 or it will dry out.
• 2 roll to 1/4" thickness and cut with desired cookie cutters. leave room between cookies on baking sheet ( i use parchment) because they do spread. bake 8 minutes till set, but not browned.
• 3 frost with cream cheese frosting, or any other flavor if you like, and decorate with sugars or decors.
• 4 note: since every oven varies, it may be a good idea to bake a few at first to determine how long a batch will take in your oven. underbaking will cause cookies to break, and overbaking will make them crispy.