From the family collection
Christmas Sugar Cookies
Roll-out cookies for the holiday cutters.
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Servings not specified in the family recipe.
- 1⅓ cup butter or margarine, soft
- 1½ cups sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 4 cups sifted all purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- Scant 3 tbsp milk
How to make it
- Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
- Add eggs — beat until light.
- Add vanilla and mix.
- Sift together dry ingredients.
- Stir into creamed mixture with milk.
- Blend well.
- Flour hands.
- Form dough into 2 rolls.
- Wrap in waxed paper.
- Chill 1 hour or longer.
- Roll out on floured board to ⅛" thick.
- Dip cutter in flour — cut shapes.
- Place on lightly greased cookie sheet.
- Bake in 370° oven 8 to 10 min.
- Cool on brown paper.
- Makes 5 dozen.
