Happy Face Sugar Cookies

Name: Happy Face Sugar Cookies
Yield: Makes about 20 cookies, 4 inches in diameter
Ingredients: 3 or 4 drops almond extract; 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract; 2 cups flour; 2 eggs; 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened; 1 cup sugar; 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened

Preparation info

Makes about
20
in diameter

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Cookie Lover's Cookie Book

By Richard Sax

Published 1986

About

Big sugar cookies—simple, rich and buttery. Kids can experiment with these, creating whatever expressions they like on the faces.

Ingredients

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup <

Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

In an electric mixer, cream the butter and the sugar at medium speed until very light, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the vanilla and almond extracts, then the eggs, one at a time. Lower the mixer speed and add the flour, mixing just until well blended, no longer. Chill until the dough is firm—overnight, or at least 2 hours.
Preheat the ov