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Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 c. butter, softened
1 c. sugar
1/2 c. milk
1 egg
3 1/2 c. all purpose flour
1 1/4 tsp. baking powder
1/8 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
Red or green food coloring (optional)
Additional sugar
Colored sugar sprinkles (optional)
Directions:
Directions:
Cream butter; gradually add 1 cup sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add egg; beat well. Combine flour, baking powder, soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg; add to creamed mixture, mixing until blended. Tint with food coloring, if desired. Cover and chill dough. Work with 1/4 of dough at a time; store remainder in refrigerator. Place dough on a lightly greased cookie sheet; roll out to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut dough with floured cookie cutter, leaving 1-2 inches between each cookie. Remove excess dough from cookie sheet; combine with remaining dough in refrigerator. Sprinkle cookies with additional sugar before baking. Decorate cookies with colored-sugar sprinkles, if desired. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 -12 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on cookie sheets 3-5 minutes; remove from cookie sheets, and cool completely on wire racks. Repeat procedure with remaining dough. Yield: about 6 1/2 dozen 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 inch cookies.

 

 

 

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