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Old Fashion Sugar Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
3 cups flour
1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar
1 cup room temperature butter
1 slightly beaten egg
3 tablespoons cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
Directions:
Directions:
1. Sift flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar into a bowl
2. Cut in butter until particles are fine
3. Add the slightly beaten egg, cream, and vanilla
4. Blend all ingredients
5. Chill dough if desired
6. Roll out dough onto floured surface to 1/8" thickness
7. Cut into desired shapes, sprinkle with decorations and bake at 400º for 5 - 8 minutes or until delicately brown, and cool on racks
OR
8. Cut into desired shapes, and bake at 400º for 5 - 8 minutes or until delicately brown, cool on racks, mix some confectioners sugar with a small amount of water until it spreads, frost the cookies, sprinkle with decorations
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
Yields 6 - 7 dozen
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
Approximately 2 hours
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This recipe has passed from my mom to me and now to my daughters. We often have cookie decorating parties where we use this recipe and the Ginger Cookies recipe to make the cookies that need decorating.

 

 

 

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