Name: Christmas Sugar Cookie Recipes Soft
Yield: 6 to 7 dozen

Grandma Minnie's Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies

Recipe Summary Grandma Minnie's Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies

This is my great-grandmother's sugar cookie recipe.

Ingredients | Christmas Sugar Cookie Recipes Soft

3 cups sifted all-purpose flour

1 ½ teaspoons baking powder

½ teaspoon salt

1 cup white sugar

1 cup butter

1 egg, lightly beaten

3 tablespoons cream

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) .

Over a large bowl, sift together all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, sugar. Cut in butter and blend with a pastry blender until mixture resembles cornmeal. Stir in lightly beaten egg, cream, and vanilla. Blend well. Dough may be chilled, if desired.

On a floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8 inch thickness. Sprinkle with sugar; cut into desired shapes. Transfer to ungreased baking sheets.

Bake for 6 to 8 minutes, or until delicately brown.