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.
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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.
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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!
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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!
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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.