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Sugar: Basic Sugar Cookies

Source of Recipe

www.ichef.com


List of Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter, softened
2 cups sugar
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 tablespoons milk or cream
3 1/2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
powdered sugar for dusting


Recipe

Cream the butter and the sugar together until light. Add the eggs and the vanilla. Beat until fluffy, and add the milk. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and salt two times. Beat the flour mixture until well mixed. Then wrap the dough in wax paper or plastic wrap and chill it for at least 2-3 hours. Preheat the oven to 375ºF and butter cookie sheets. Divide dough into manageable amounts for rolling out. Dust rolling surface, rolling pin, and dough with icing sugar. Roll dough out to 1/8-inch thickness (o thicker if preferred), cut out with cutter, place on cookie sheet, and bake for about 8 minutes until faintly browned around the edges. Watch carefully for over-browning. Cool on racks.