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Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies
 
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Prep Time: 240 Minutes
Cook Time: 15 Minutes
Ready In: 255 Minutes
Servings: 36
Great cookies! Must try!
Ingredients:
1 cup unsalted butter
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
colored crystal sugar
Directions:
1. In a bowl, cream the butter and sugar.
2. Beat in the eggs and vanilla.
3. In a second bowl, combine and mix well the flour, baking powder, and salt.
4. Stir flour into butter mixture one cup at a time.
5. Chill dough for 3 to 4 hours.
6. Roll out dough and cut into shapes with cookie cutters or a knife.
7. Brush with milk and sprinkle with colored sugar.
8. Bake on a sheet pan or a parchment lined sheet pan in a preheated 350 degree F oven for 10 to 15 minutes depending on the size of the cookie.
9. Remove cookies to a rack to cool completely.
By RecipeOfHealth.com