Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons clabber girl baking powder
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 3 tablespoons cream or 3 tablespoons evaporated milk
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• sugar (optional)

Recipe

• 1 sift together flour, salt, baking powder and sugar in a large mixing bowl.
• 2 cut in butter until fine.
• 3 add egg, cream (or evaporated milk), and vanilla.
• 4 roll out dough evenly on to a lightly floured surface. (i separate my dough into 3 pieces and roll each piece to 1/4 inch thickness.).
• 5 sprinkle with sugar. (i usually skip this step if i plan to frost the cookies).
• 6 cut out with cookie cutters and place on an ungreased baking sheet. (the cookies do not really spread much, so about an inch apart is fine.).
• 7 bake at 400f for 5 - 8 minutes or until edges just start to brown. (in my oven 6 minutes is perfect - the cookie is firm, but not over-cooked and the bottoms are just-browned.).
• 8 remove to cooling rack and cool completely before frosting.