How Do You Make Delicious Sugar Cookies?
Often sugar cookies are flavorless and tooth achingly sweet. This recipe makes cookies that taste as good as they look. It is the only one I use and I get rave reviews every time. Combine powdered sugar, butter, vanilla, almond extract, and egg. Mix well. Combine flour, baking soda, and cream of tartar. Stir into butter mixture until incorporated. Do not over mix. Place finished dough inside a large ziploc bag and press until fairly flat. Alternately, place dough on a large piece of plastic wrap, cover, and press flat. Refrigerate at least one hour. Pressing it flat will speed the cooling process and also make it easier to roll out as it is already the shape you need. When dough is cold, preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Remove the dough from the refrigerator and cut in half. Return half to the refrigerator until ready to use. Spread flour on a clean, flat surface (such as a counter or table). Place the dough on top and sprinkle more flour on top. Using a rolling pin, roll out dough to ab
