Family Recipe Cutout Cookies

 This cutout cookie has been in the family for years!...And it is the only recipe I use for my roll out Christmas cookies...but they can be used for any occasion you need a cutout recipe for....I have an abundance of cookie cutters for all occasions so I make these often...Back in the day I used to frost these with canned frosting then top with sprinkles...But I recently came across this glaze recipe that dries hard and is shiny (recipe included below)...which I love...then I top with sprinkles...So I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as my family does.....it isn't Christmas without them!!!

INGREDIENTS

6 Cups Flour

2 Cups Sugar

8 teaspoons Baking Powder

6 Eggs

2 1/2 Sticks Butter (softened)

3 teaspoons Vanilla extract

1/2 teaspoon Salt

DIRECTIONS

Pre Heat oven to 350

In your stand mixer with the paddle attachment ....Add Butter along with sugar and mix together slowly add eggs ...add vanilla....Replace paddle with dough hook attachment...then slowly add the flour until dough forms...add more flour if needed until no longer sticky...Remove dough and place in well floured surface and roll out 1/4 inch thick

Cutout with your favorite cutters and place on cookie sheet leaving enough space between...these cookies do puff up....Bake for 6 to 10 minutes or until  bottom is lightly golden...this is a very light and airy cookie...not thin and crispy.....when cool you can glaze and decorate as you like....here is my glaze recipe I use on them

GLAZE RECIPE

2 1/4 Cups Confectioners Sugar

2 Tablespoons Light Corn Syrup (Karo)

2 Tablespoons Milk + more

1-2 drops Almond extract ( you can also use Vanilla if you prefer)

Add Sugar to mixing bowl...add corn syrup...then add 2 T of milk at a time and mix until it becomes a spreadable consistency ...you can add food coloring  if you like...add to cookies then top with sprinkles

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Family Recipe Cutout Cookies

Yield: 120 cookies

Author: Natalie Buscemi-Hindman

This recipe has been in our family for generations...and is one of our Family's favorites...especially around the Holidays!!

Ingredients

Cookie Dough

• 6  Cups Flour
• 2  Cups Sugar
• 8  teaspoons baking powder
• 6  Eggs
• 2  1/2 Sticks butter ( softened )
• 3  teaspoons Vanilla 
• 1/2  teaspoon Salt

Glaze...dries hard and shiny

• 2  1/4 Cups Confectioners Sugar
• 2  Tablespoons Light corn syrup (Karo)
• 2  Tablespoons Milk + more
• 1-2  Drops Almond extract (or Vanilla  or other flavor if you like)

Instructions

Dough

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Add Butter to stand mixer with paddle attachment
3. Add Sugar and Mix..then add Vanilla
4. Add Eggs one at a time and mix
5. Remove paddle and add dough hook
6. Add Flour, salt and baking powder
7. Mix until dough forms...adding more flour if needed
8. Place dough ball on well floured surface and roll out 1/4 inch thick
9. Cut cookies and place on cookie sheet leaving space...cookies will puff up during baking
10. Bake 6-10 Minutes until lightly golden 
11. Cookies should be light and airy not thin and crispy
12. When cool Glaze and sprinkle as you like

Glaze

1. Add sugar to mixing bowl
2. Add corn syrup
3. Add Milk 2 Tablespoons at a time until smooth consistency
4. Once spreadable add food coloring if you would like another color
5. Spread or dip cookie in glaze then sprinkle if you like

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Family Recipe Cutout Cookies

Yield: 120 cookies

Author: Natalie Buscemi-Hindman

This recipe has been in our family for generations...and is one of our Family's favorites...especially around the Holidays!!

Ingredients

Cookie Dough

• 6  Cups Flour
• 2  Cups Sugar
• 8  teaspoons baking powder
• 6  Eggs
• 2  1/2 Sticks butter ( softened )
• 3  teaspoons Vanilla 
• 1/2  teaspoon Salt

Glaze...dries hard and shiny

• 2  1/4 Cups Confectioners Sugar
• 2  Tablespoons Light corn syrup (Karo)
• 2  Tablespoons Milk + more
• 1-2  Drops Almond extract (or Vanilla  or other flavor if you like)

Instructions

Dough

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Add Butter to stand mixer with paddle attachment
3. Add Sugar and Mix..then add Vanilla
4. Add Eggs one at a time and mix
5. Remove paddle and add dough hook
6. Add Flour, salt and baking powder
7. Mix until dough forms...adding more flour if needed
8. Place dough ball on well floured surface and roll out 1/4 inch thick
9. Cut cookies and place on cookie sheet leaving space...cookies will puff up during baking
10. Bake 6-10 Minutes until lightly golden 
11. Cookies should be light and airy not thin and crispy
12. When cool Glaze and sprinkle as you like

Glaze

1. Add sugar to mixing bowl
2. Add corn syrup
3. Add Milk 2 Tablespoons at a time until smooth consistency
4. Once spreadable add food coloring if you would like another color
5. Spread or dip cookie in glaze then sprinkle if you like

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Family Recipe Cutout Cookies

Yield: 120 cookies

Author: Natalie Buscemi-Hindman

This recipe has been in our family for generations...and is one of our Family's favorites...especially around the Holidays!!

Ingredients

Cookie Dough

• 6  Cups Flour
• 2  Cups Sugar
• 8  teaspoons baking powder
• 6  Eggs
• 2  1/2 Sticks butter ( softened )
• 3  teaspoons Vanilla 
• 1/2  teaspoon Salt

Glaze...dries hard and shiny

• 2  1/4 Cups Confectioners Sugar
• 2  Tablespoons Light corn syrup (Karo)
• 2  Tablespoons Milk + more
• 1-2  Drops Almond extract (or Vanilla  or other flavor if you like)

Instructions

Dough

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Add Butter to stand mixer with paddle attachment
3. Add Sugar and Mix..then add Vanilla
4. Add Eggs one at a time and mix
5. Remove paddle and add dough hook
6. Add Flour, salt and baking powder
7. Mix until dough forms...adding more flour if needed
8. Place dough ball on well floured surface and roll out 1/4 inch thick
9. Cut cookies and place on cookie sheet leaving space...cookies will puff up during baking
10. Bake 6-10 Minutes until lightly golden 
11. Cookies should be light and airy not thin and crispy
12. When cool Glaze and sprinkle as you like

Glaze

1. Add sugar to mixing bowl
2. Add corn syrup
3. Add Milk 2 Tablespoons at a time until smooth consistency
4. Once spreadable add food coloring if you would like another color
5. Spread or dip cookie in glaze then sprinkle if you like

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Family Recipe Cutout Cookies

Yield: 120 cookies

Author: Natalie Buscemi-Hindman

This recipe has been in our family for generations...and is one of our Family's favorites...especially around the Holidays!!

Ingredients

Cookie Dough

• 6  Cups Flour
• 2  Cups Sugar
• 8  teaspoons baking powder
• 6  Eggs
• 2  1/2 Sticks butter ( softened )
• 3  teaspoons Vanilla 
• 1/2  teaspoon Salt

Glaze...dries hard and shiny

• 2  1/4 Cups Confectioners Sugar
• 2  Tablespoons Light corn syrup (Karo)
• 2  Tablespoons Milk + more
• 1-2  Drops Almond extract (or Vanilla  or other flavor if you like)

Instructions

Dough

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Add Butter to stand mixer with paddle attachment
3. Add Sugar and Mix..then add Vanilla
4. Add Eggs one at a time and mix
5. Remove paddle and add dough hook
6. Add Flour, salt and baking powder
7. Mix until dough forms...adding more flour if needed
8. Place dough ball on well floured surface and roll out 1/4 inch thick
9. Cut cookies and place on cookie sheet leaving space...cookies will puff up during baking
10. Bake 6-10 Minutes until lightly golden 
11. Cookies should be light and airy not thin and crispy
12. When cool Glaze and sprinkle as you like

Glaze

1. Add sugar to mixing bowl
2. Add corn syrup
3. Add Milk 2 Tablespoons at a time until smooth consistency
4. Once spreadable add food coloring if you would like another color
5. Spread or dip cookie in glaze then sprinkle if you like

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Family Recipe Cutout Cookies

Yield: 120 cookies

Author: Natalie Buscemi-Hindman

This recipe has been in our family for generations...and is one of our Family's favorites...especially around the Holidays!!

Ingredients

Cookie Dough

• 6  Cups Flour
• 2  Cups Sugar
• 8  teaspoons baking powder
• 6  Eggs
• 2  1/2 Sticks butter ( softened )
• 3  teaspoons Vanilla 
• 1/2  teaspoon Salt

Glaze...dries hard and shiny

• 2  1/4 Cups Confectioners Sugar
• 2  Tablespoons Light corn syrup (Karo)
• 2  Tablespoons Milk + more
• 1-2  Drops Almond extract (or Vanilla  or other flavor if you like)

Instructions

Dough

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Add Butter to stand mixer with paddle attachment
3. Add Sugar and Mix..then add Vanilla
4. Add Eggs one at a time and mix
5. Remove paddle and add dough hook
6. Add Flour, salt and baking powder
7. Mix until dough forms...adding more flour if needed
8. Place dough ball on well floured surface and roll out 1/4 inch thick
9. Cut cookies and place on cookie sheet leaving space...cookies will puff up during baking
10. Bake 6-10 Minutes until lightly golden 
11. Cookies should be light and airy not thin and crispy
12. When cool Glaze and sprinkle as you like

Glaze

1. Add sugar to mixing bowl
2. Add corn syrup
3. Add Milk 2 Tablespoons at a time until smooth consistency
4. Once spreadable add food coloring if you would like another color
5. Spread or dip cookie in glaze then sprinkle if you like

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LEMON TWISTS COOKIES

These cookies are really close in texture to my S cookies...except they are shaped different and have a fresh lemon flavor ..The icing you top them with with also have a fresh lemon flavor....which I love...These would be a great cookie to add to your Holiday baking....I also think these would make a great Easter cookie...you can add sprinkles to these if you like!...Here is how I made these....Enjoy!!

INGREDIENTS

4 Cups all purpose flour

3 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

6 small to medium room temp eggs if eggs are larger use 5

1 cup granulated sugar

1 cup vegetable oil

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice

zest of 1 lemon

LEMON GLAZE

1 cup powder sugar

3-4 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice

DIRECTIONS

In a bowl sift flour, baking powder and salt  and set aside

In your stand mixer with whisk attachment add eggs and and mix a couple of minutes...add sugar and mix until combined

Add oil, extract and lemon juice and zest and combine

Switch to paddle attachment and slowly add flour mixture until fully combined

Cover dough with plastic wrap and let rest for 30 minutes

then transfer to lightly floured surface sprinkle with flour and knead until dough will be easy to work with..if you find dough is too sticky, you may need to add more flour

Preheat oven to 350

Line baking sheet with parchment ...scoop dough with medium cookie scoop and add to lightly floured surface

Roll dough into 6 inch log line up ends and twist once or twice...place on baking sheet

Bake cookies for 11-12 minutes...I like the way mine looked after 11 minutes...you want the bottoms lightly golden place on rack to cool

Whisk your powder sugar and lemon juice to form glaze...you can dip the cookie into the bowl to glaze then add to rack to dry

Let cookies dry before serving...If you can wait that long!!

LEMON TWIST COOKIES

Yield: 46

Author: Natalie Buscemi-Hindman

Prep time: 90 MCook time: 12 MTotal time: 102 M

These cookies are a puffy, airy cookie with a fresh lemon flavor topped with a fresh lemon glaze!!

Ingredients:

COOKIE

• 4 Cups all purpose flour
• 3 teaspoons Baking Powder
• 1/4 teaspoon Salt
• 6 small to medium room temp Eggs use 5 if larger
• 1 Cup Granulated Sugar
• 1 Cup Oil
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla
• 1 Tablespoon Fresh lemon juice
• Zest of 1 Lemon

LEMON GLAZE

• 1 Cup Powder Sugar
• 3-4 Tablespoons Fresh Lemon Juice

Instructions:

1. In a bowl..sift together flour, baking powder and salt and set aside
2. In your stand mixer with whisk attachment...add eggs and mix for a couple minutes...add sugar and continue mixing
3. Add oil, extract and juice and zest of lemon
4. Switch to paddle attachment and slowly add flour until combined
5. Cover with plastic wrap and let rest for 30 minutes  then add dough to lightly floured surface and knead until no longer sticky  adding flour as needed...you don't want dough too floury though
6. Preheat oven to 350
7. Line baking sheet with parchment paper or use silpat lined one
8. Scoop dough with medium scoop and add to lightly floured surface
9. Roll into 6 inch log...line up 2 ends and twist together...I did mine twice
10. Place on baking sheet and bake for 11-12 minutes...until bottoms are lightly golden...I liked mine after 11 minutes...let cookies cool
11. Whisk powder sugar and lemon juice in a bowl to make glaze...you can dip cookie into bowl to coat
12. Let cookies dry on rack
13. Allow to dry before serving...If you can wait that long!!...ENJOY!

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LEMON BARS

Well I have never made Lemon Bars before...but when your pregnant daughter has a craving for them you learn real quick!...Only problem is I only had 1 lemon in the house....Fortunately these turned out really well,...I have never really been a fan of Lemon Bars....but I am now...these were definitely simple enough to put together and I will for sure be making them a lot now!!...Here is how I put these together....Enjoy!

INGREDIENTS

SHORTBREAD BASE

1/2 Cup (1 stick) Butter softened

1/2 Cup Powdered sugar

1 Cup all purpose Flour

pinch of salt

LEMON FILLING

2 Eggs 

1 Cup granulated sugar

1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder

3 Tablespoons Lemon juice (1 lemon)

Zest of 1 Lemon

pinch of salt

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350...and lightly spray 8 x 8 baking dish but making sure you spray sided of dish

SHORTBREAD BASE

1. In a stand mixer add butter then powder sugar and beat until combined.....then add flour and salt...continue beating until soft dough forms....take dough ball and add to baking dish...spread evenly patting with your fingers....Bake 18-20 minutes until golden....remove from oven but leave oven on for filling

LEMON FILLING

1. Meanwhile back in your mixer add the eggs and granulated sugar..add baking powder, salt and your lemon juice and zest...beat until mixed...Pour over the warm shortbread base and return to oven for 25-30 minutes,,,checking until firm...you can check with a toothpick...the top will be browned.....Put it in the fridge until cool and then sprinkle with powdered sugar on the top

LEMON BARS

Yield: 8

Author: Natalie Buscemi-Hindman

Prep time: 35 MCook time: 30 MTotal time: 65 M

These Lemon Bars are a great way to get your Lemon fix!....easy to put together with a yummy shortbread crust

Ingredients:

SHORTBREAD BASE

• 1/2 Cup Butter (1 stick) softened
• 1/4 Cup Powdered Sugar
• 1 Cup All Purpose Flour
• Pinch of Salt

LEMON FILLING

• 2 Eggs 
• 1 Cup Granulated Sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
• Pinch of Salt
• 3 Tablespoons  Lemon Juice (1 Leemon)
• Zest of 1 Lemon

Instructions:

How to cook LEMON BARS

1. Preheat oven to 350 and lightly spray a 8 x 8 baking dish making sure to spay sides too
2. SHORTBREAD BASE
3. In your sand mixer add butter and powder sugar and beat until combined...then add flour and salt...continue beating until soft dough forms..take dough ball and add to baking dish..spread evenly patting with your fingers....Bake 18-20 minutes until golden...remove from oven but keep it on for filling
4. LEMON FILLING
5. Meanwhile back in your mixer add the eggs and granulated sugar..add baking powder and salt...and your lemon juice and zest..beat until mixed..Por filling over the warm shortbread base and return to oven for 25 30 minutes...checking until firm..you can check with a toothpick..the top will be browned..Put in the fridge until cooled and then sprinkle top with powdered sugar

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