Mary's Sugar Cookies

1 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
granulated sugar

Mix together sugar and butter. Add egg, vanilla, and almond extract; mix well. Blend in flour, baking soda and cream of tartar. Cover and chill for 2 to 3 hours. Heat oven to 375 F. Divide dough in half. Roll each half 3/16 inch thick on lightly floured cloth-covered board. Cut into desired shapes; sprinkle with granulated sugar. Place on lightly greased baking sheet. Bake 7 to 8 minutes or until light brown on edges.

Note: Source: This recipe was donated by a reader in 1999. We were later told that this is an old Betty Crocker recipe, and we found it (in slightly altered form) in an out-of-print cookbook called "Betty Crocker's Cooky Book," printed in 1963. A similar recipe is also on Betty Crocker's website.

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Shannon in Savannah, GA Jan 30, 2010
Would make this again.
This Sugar Cookie recipe has been in my family for years. I have a copy of the recipe from my mother's old Betty Crocker cookbook. Instead of almond flavoring, I use Disarono Amaretto. It gives the cookies a nice flavor. five stars

A cookie baker in Upstate NY Jan 1, 2010
Would make this again.
Excellent. This recipe reminds me of my childhood, long ago. It has a taste of baking soda. five stars

Miranda Dec 29, 2009
Would make this again.
I LOVED this recipe! It made a great tasting quick and simple sugar cookie with this addictive hint of almond. My family loved them just as much as I did. My only complaint, though I loved the taste so much I'd never change the recipe, is that in spite of flour and chilling the dough for more than enough time I couldn't get them to work with my rolling pin. When I finally managed to flatten them out I couldn't cut them up without them breaking and sticking, in spite of the use of flour, so I just pressed them down and made round cookies. They were wonderful, though! five stars

A cookie baker Dec 25, 2009
Would make this again.
The Betty Crocker Cooky Book was the very first cook book I bought for myself. I can't live without it even though it is tattered and yellow. I came to my daughter's house for Christmas and was so excited to find the two favorite recipes on line. Thank you so so much! five stars

Betty Crocker Fan in AL Dec 24, 2009
Would make this again.
This is the best recipe ever. I received the Betty Crocker Cooky Book for Christmas in 1979. Once I got married and had children, this became the sugar cookie we made as a family tradition. Merry Christmas. five stars

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