{"id":1556,"date":"2019-06-09T01:05:20","date_gmt":"2019-06-09T05:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/activeseniorsdigest.ca\/wp_activeseniorsdigest\/?p=1556"},"modified":"2019-06-11T19:28:27","modified_gmt":"2019-06-11T23:28:27","slug":"easy-sugar-cookie-cutouts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/activeseniorsdigest.ca\/wp_activeseniorsdigest\/?p=1556","title":{"rendered":"Easy Sugar Cookie Cutouts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 1 cup (250 mL) (2 sticks) Becel salted margarine sticks<br \/>\n\u2022 1 \u00bc cup (280 mL) sugar, divided<br \/>\n\u2022 2 large eggs<br \/>\n\u2022 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla extract<br \/>\n\u2022 3 cups (750 mL) all-purpose flour<\/p>\n<p><strong>Directions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Beat margarine sticks with 1 cup (250 mL) sugar in large bowl with electric mixer until light and fluffy; about 2 minutes. Beat in eggs and vanilla until blended. Gradually add flour and beat on low speed until blended. Divide dough in quarters; wrap in plastic wrap and flatten into disks. Refrigerate at least 1 hour or until firm.<br \/>\n2. Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F (180\u00b0 C). Remove plastic wrap from dough. Roll each quarter about 1\/8-in. (3 mm) thick on floured surface with floured rolling pin. Cut dough into shapes with 2-in. (5 cm) cookie cutters. Arrange on ungreased baking sheets, 1 in. (2.5 cm) apart. If dough becomes too soft, return to refrigerator to firm up.<br \/>\n3. Sprinkle with remaining 2 tbsp (30 mL) sugar.<br \/>\n4. Bake 10 minutes or until edges are just golden. Let stand 1 minute on wire rack; remove cookies from sheets and cool completely. 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