Ingredients
1/3 cup soft shortening (part butter)
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1/4 teaspoon lemon extract OR 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1-1/4 cups sifted Gold Medal Flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1/4 teaspoon lemon extract OR 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1-1/4 cups sifted Gold Medal Flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
Directions
Mix thoroughly shortening, sugar, egg, flavoring. Sift together dry ingredients and stir in, then chill for 1 hour. Heat oven to 400 (moderate/hot). Roll the dough to a 1/3-inch thickness on lightly floured board. Keep the dough chilled, rolling only half of the mixture at a time. Cut with star cutter.
Place on ungreased baking sheet. Bake 6 to 8 minutes, or until delicately brown. Decorate cool cookies with Shiny glaze [recipe below]. Makes 4 dozen cookies.
Shiny glaze for snowflake sugar cookies
Ingredients
3 cups sifted confectioners’ sugar
4 teaspoons light corn syrup
1/4 cup hot water
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon lemon extract or vanilla
Food coloring, if desired
4 teaspoons light corn syrup
1/4 cup hot water
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon lemon extract or vanilla
Food coloring, if desired
Directions
Mix all ingredients until the mixture is smooth and glossy. Cover. Stack cookies on rack in pairs with points of top star between points of bottom star. Place rack over pan. Pour 1 teaspoon of glaze over snowflakes. While the glaze is still soft, transfer cookies to waxed paper and decorate as desired. Let snowflakes dry before storing.
Success tip: Add few drops of hot water to thin glaze as necessary. Add decorations before glaze dries.
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