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Our Family's Favorite Old fashioned Sugar Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
3 cups sifted flower
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg
2 tbs milk
1 2/2 tsps vanilla

Frosting:
Powdered sugar
milk
Directions:
Directions:
Sift flour with baking powder and salt. Cream butter and sugar, gradually add egg, milk and vanilla. Add dry ingredients and mix well.
Chill if necessary.
Roll out and cut into holiday shapes (use 1/3 of the dough at a time)
Bake at 400º for 5-8 minutes on ungreased sheet.
Cool.

Frosting:
Start with 1/2 cup powdered sugar. Add milk 1 tsp at a time until spreadable. Ice each cookie and decorate while wet.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This recipe is in Barbara Karcher's handwriting and reads "mom's recipe", so I think it may have been her family recipe before it was ours. We added the frosting.

 

 

 

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