Grandma Minnie's Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies recipe

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Ingredients

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

Nutrition Info

51.4 calories
carbohydrate: 6.3 g
cholesterol: 9.4 mg
fat: 2.7 g
fiber: 0.1 g
protein: 0.6 g
saturatedFat: 1.7 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 39.8 mg
sugar: 2.6 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

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

  2. 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.

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

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

Recipe Yield

6 to 7 dozen

Recipe Note

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

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