Eunice Kennedy Shriver's Sugar Cookies

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, more may be needed
• 3/4 cup sugar, more may be needed
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 tablespoon heavy cream
• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder

Recipe

• 1 cream butter until light and fluffy.
• 2 beat in sugar.
• 3 add egg and vanilla and beat thoroughly.
• 4 add cream.
• 5 sift together salt, flour and baking powder and add to the mixture.
• 6 mix well.
• 7 drop in teaspoonfuls on cookie sheet 1" apart and bake for 8 minutes at 375 degrees f.
• 8 after baking, brush with butter and sprinkle with sugar.