Favorite Butter Cookies

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Title: Favorite Butter Cookies
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 3 servings

Cookies:
2 1/2 c All-purpose flour
1 c Sugar
1 c Butter; softened
1 Egg
1 ts Baking powder
1 tb Orange juice
1 tb Vanilla
Frosting:
4 c Powdered sugar
1/2 c Buter; softened
2 ts Vanilla
4 tb Milk

In large mixer bowl combine all cookie ingredients. Beat at low
speed,
scraping bowl often, until well mixed (1 to 2 minutes). Cover;
refrigerate
at least 2 hours.
Heat oven to 400 degrees. On lightly floured surface roll out
dough,
one-third at a time to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut with 3-inch cookie
cutters.
Place 1 inch apart on cookie sheets. Bake for 6 to 10 minutes or until
edges arelightly browned. Cool completely.
In a small mixer bowl combine all frosting ingredients except milk.
Beat
at low speed, gradually adding enough milk for desired spreading
consistency. Frost cooled cookies.
For variety, divide dough into thirds before refrigeration. Color 2/3
of
dough with desired food colorings. Before baking, colored sugars may be
sprinkled on the cookies. The frosting can be colored and used as
decoration. Land O Lakes Recipe, 1994

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