All Occasion Sugar Cookies
Print recipeIngredients
- 1/2 cup soft butter
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 1/2 Tsp vanilla extract
- 1 egg (beaten)
- 2 - 3 Tbsp milk
- 2 - 2 1/4 Cups all purpose flour
- 2 Tsp baking powder
- 1/4 Tsp salt
- assorted decorations, such as sugar crystals, sugar shapes
Directions
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In a medium bowl, beat together butter, sugar, egg, milk and vanilla until light and fluffy. Add flour, baking powder and salt, beating until blended.  | |
| Preheat the oven to 375 deg F (350 deg F, if using a convection oven). On a lightly floured surface, roll dough 1/4 inch thick. with lightly floured cookie cutters, cut into desired shapes and decorate with sugar crystals,. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets. | |
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Bake 7 - 10 minutes (6 -7 for convection oven) or until edges just start to go golden. Remove cookies from cookie sheets; cool on racks or parchment paper. Let stand until cooled. Will keep in cookie tins for about 2 weeks. Makes 48 cookies.  | |