Ethel’s Sugar Cookies

Ethel's Sugar Cookies
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Recipe Type: Dessert
 
Ingredients
  • ¾ C. butter, softened
  • 1 C. sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • 2½ C. flour, sifted
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
Instructions
  1. Thoroughly mix together the butter, sugar, eggs, and flavoring of choice.
  2. sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
  3. Stir into the butter mixture.
  4. Chill for at last 1 hour.
  5. Roll out to ⅛ inch thickness.
  6. Cut into desired shapes with a cookie cutter dipped in flour.
  7. Re-Roll the scraps and continue cutting until all of the dough is used.
  8. Place on an ungreased baking sheet.
  9. Bake at 400 until delicately golden (about 6-8 minutes).
  10. Frost with icing.
  11. Makes about 4 dozen 3 inch cookies.

 

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