Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies

Total Time: 4 hrs 15 mins
Preparation Time: 4 hrs
Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 36


• 1 cup unsalted butter


• 1 cup sugar


• 2 eggs, lightly beaten


• 1 teaspoon vanilla


• 3 cups flour


• 2 teaspoons baking powder


• 1 teaspoon salt


• colored crystal sugar

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl, cream the butter and sugar.


• 2 beat in the eggs and vanilla.


• 3 in a second bowl, combine and mix well the flour, baking powder, and salt.


• 4 stir flour into butter mixture one cup at a time.


• 5 chill dough for 3 to 4 hours.


• 6 roll out dough and cut into shapes with cookie cutters or a knife.


• 7 brush with milk and sprinkle with colored sugar.


• 8 bake on a sheet pan or a parchment lined sheet pan in a preheated 350 degree f oven for 10 to 15 minutes depending on the size of the cookie.


• 9 remove cookies to a rack to cool completely.