Ultimate Christmas Sugar Cookie
1 1/4 cup sugar
1 cup butter flavored crisco
1/4 cup light corn syrup
2 cups granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 Tsp vanilla extract
3 cups all purpose flour
3/4 Tsp baking powder
1/2 Tsp salt
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine sugar and butter flavored Crisco in a large bowl. Beat at medium speed of electric
mixer until well blended. Add eggs, syrup and vanilla. Beat well. Combine 3 cups of flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
Mix until well blended. Divide dough into quarters. If the dough is too sticky/soft to roll, wrap each quarter of dough with plastic wrap.
Refrigerate 1 hour. Keep refrigerated until ready to roll. Spread 1 tbs. of flour on large sheet of waxed paper. Place a quarter of dough
on floured paper. Flatten dough slightly, turn over, and cover with another sheet of waxed paper. Roll dough to 1/4 inch thickness.
Cut out with floured cutter. Transfer to engrossed baking sheet, 2 inches apart. Sprinkle with deacons, or leave plain to frost when cooled.
Bake 375 degrees 5-9 minutes; Bake smaller cut outs bake 5 minutes, larger cut-outs 9 minutes. DO NOT OVERBAKE.
Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet before removing to rack or counter. Cool completely before frosting.
These are Santa's favorite cookie on Christmas Eve !!