Drop Sugar Cookies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cardamom or 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• candy sprinkles

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 mix the flour, baking powder, salt, and cardamom or nutmeg and set aside.
• 3 in a bowl beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• 4 beat in the eggs, milk, and vanilla.
• 5 stir in the flour mixture just until blended.
• 6 drop by level tablespoon onto 2 lightly greased cookie sheets.
• 7 flatten slightly with a fork.
• 8 decorate with sprinkles, if desired.
• 9 bake 12-15 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
• 10 cool on wire rack.
• 11 these cookies freeze well in an airtight container.