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Crisp Sugar Cookies Recipe

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Category:
Category:
Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 c butter, soft
2 c sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
5c flour
1½ tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
¼ cup 2% milk
Directions:
Directions:
Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla. Combine dry ingredients and add to butter sugar mixture, alternating with milk. Pat into two discs and refrigerate for 15-30 minutes. Roll out to ⅛" thickness, cut using biscuit cutter, glass jar, cookie cutter, or whatever you want. Bake 10 minutes. Cool. Decorate as desired.

Alt: Rather than refrigerating disks then rolling them out, you can roll the dough into a tubular shape and refrigerate well, then simply slice off thin "cookie" slices for baking.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
8 dozen cookies
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
20 minutes
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
These are a Christmas favorite I love to decorate with Royal Icing and sprinkles. Every year a new theme, a new artistic endeavor! One year, "melting snowmen" using marshmallows and icing...

 

 

 

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