TASHA TUDOR'S SUGAR COOKIES 
1 lb. butter
2 eggs
5 c. flour
2 c. sugar
1 tbsp. vanilla
1 tsp. baking soda dissolved in 3 tbsp. milk

Mix all ingredients together by hand. Chill thoroughly. Roll thin and cut out with cookie cutters. Bake on ungreased cookie sheets at 350 degrees about 8 minutes or until light brown around the edges. Makes about 80 cookies.

GLAZE:

1 c. sifted powdered sugar
1/4 tsp. vanilla
3-4 tsp. milk
Red & green food coloring

Stir together until of drizzling consistency. Make 1 batch of green and 1 batch of red zig zag in thin strips across cookies.

recipe reviews
Tasha Tudor's Sugar Cookies
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 Rebecca says:
These are the BEST sugar cookies in the world! I have tried every sugar cookie recipe that I could get my hands on and this is the only one that comes out perfect everytime and SO DELICIOUS! I guess the secret is hand mixing the ingredients. In Tasha Tudor's book, she says to mix the ingredients with your hands. It's messy but it turns out WONDERFUL! Thank you for posting this recipe, I lost it years ago.
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 Claire (Wisconsin) says:
I grew up with this recipe. My family and I made these every Christmas. I'm in my 30's now and still make them. Every time I give them to someone new they either want the recipe or beg me to make them again the next year.
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 Cynthia Vera (California) says:
I am so glad to find this recipe. I had it first in a book of Tasha's.
A Christmas Book. All my friend wanted a ball of dough. Thank you!
Now I am older and I am making them for my Grandchildren.
Merry Christmas!

 

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