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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ashely in cali May 14, 2008
Would make this again.
i loved this recipe we made it in foods class and i feel in love. this is the best tasting cookie ever!! it takes like a cookie from the bakery the almond extract gives it this taste that i cant put down five stars

A cookie baker in Rin - California Feb 11, 2008
Would make this again.
Thank-you, Thankyou! I have used this cookie recipe for almost 40 years. I still have the Betty Crocker Cookie Cook book but it has fallen apart; it is in pieces now. I went to find the recipe for Valentine's Day; the page was gone!! I came over to the computer, typed in the name of the cookie, and voila here it is. Thanks, this is the best sugar cookie! five stars

A cookie baker in Michigan Dec 26, 2007
Would make this again.
I have looked for this receipt for year's. Thanks to you for putting it online. There are the best sugar cookies ever.

Thanks again five stars

A cookie baker Dec 23, 2007
Would make this again.
Maybe Mary sent it to Betty Crocker!
Nice. Took out those 40 year old cookie cutters and sprinkled icing sugar in the end all over em. five stars

Christina in Detroit, MI Dec 22, 2007
Would make this again.
My mom and I make these cookies every year, and have been making them for thirty years! They are my dad's favorite, and everyone else loves them too. They're become a very important part of our cookie making tradition, and I would recommend them to anyone who loves sugar cookies. five stars

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