Sugar Cookies
 
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This is a sugar cookie recipe I've used for 45 years. I've made adjustments and additions to make it the most delicious sugar cookie ever!
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Serves: 2 dozen
Ingredients
  • ⅔ cup butter
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon lemon or orange zest
  • 1 egg
  • 4 teaspoons milk
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
  1. Cream butter, sugar, vanilla, and zest.
  2. Add egg, beat until light and fluffy
  3. Stir in milk and dry ingredients
  4. Put the dough in the refrigerator for 1 hour
  5. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to ¼ inch thickness
  6. Use snowflake cookie cutters
  7. Bake on greased cookie sheet for 8-10 minutes
  8. Remove from pan. Cool
  9. Frost with royal icing; use tips #2, #3 to make the design
Recipe by Good Parenting Brighter Children at https://goodparentingbrighterchildren.com/snowflake-activities/