Blue Ribbon Winner Holiday Cutout Cookies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup shortening, crisco preferred
• 1 cup butter
• 2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
• 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 large eggs, room temperature
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 cream shortening and butter with powdered sugar til light and fluffy.
• 2 add eggs one at a time til incorporated; mixing well; add extracts til blended.
• 3 sift flour, baking soda and cream of tartar in separate bowl. stir with whip until well blended.
• 4 add dry mixture to batter; mixing just until incorporated and creamy. do not overbeat.
• 5 chill in bowl for at least 4 hours or overnight.
• 6 roll out on lightly floured board or between saran wrap sheets.
• 7 cut out and transfer to lightly greased cookie sheets.
• 8 bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes. do not overbrown. edges should be very light brown.
• 9 leave on cookie sheet exactly one minute before transferring to cooling rack. the cookie should have a crisp melt in your mouth texture.
• 10 souce: blue ribbon winner cookie entry minnesota state fair 1987.