Cake Mix Rolled Sugar Cookies

Name: Cake Mix Rolled Sugar Cookies
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 42
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 79 milliliters butter or margarine, softened; 1 egg; 42 servings Food colors; 118 milliliters shortening; 42 servings Sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla or 1/2 teaspoon almond extract or lemon extract; 237 milliliters Betty Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting; 1 box Betty white cake mix

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Cake Mix Rolled Sugar Cookies A mixture of butter, egg, vanilla, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Christmas.

Instructions

Heat oven to 375F (350F for dark or nonstick cookie sheets). In large bowl, beat cake mix, shortening, butter, vanilla and egg with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on high speed 1 minute.

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Shortening

Cake Mix

Vanilla

Butter

Egg

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Hand Mixer

Baking Sheet

Bowl

Oven

Divide dough into 4 equal parts.

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Dough

Roll each part 1/8 inch thick on lightly floured cloth-covered surface with cloth-covered rolling pin.

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Roll

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Rolling Pin

Cut with 2 1/2-inch cookie cutters into desired shapes; sprinkle with sugar. On ungreased cookie sheet, place 2 inches apart.

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Sugar

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Cookie Cutter

Baking Sheet

Bake 5 to 7 minutes or until light brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. In microwavable bowl, microwave frosting uncovered on High 20 to 30 seconds or until melted; stir. Frost cookies. Stir together small amounts of water and food color. Paint colors on freshly frosted cookies, using fine-tip brush, then swirl colors with brush or toothpick to create marbled designs. Dry completely before storing.

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