| Vanilla Sugar Cookies
1 1/2 cups of flour 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder 1/4 teaspoon of salt 1/2 cup of unsalted butter 3/4 cup of sugar 1 egg 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla |
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Stir together flour, powder & salt in med bowl. Beat butter, sugar, egg & vanilla in bowl until well blended. Stir in flour mixture. Gather dough together & shape into ball, wrap & refrigerate several hours or overnight. Preheat oven to 350ºF. Lightly coat baking sheets with nonstick spray. Roll out dough with lightly floured rolling pin on lightly floured surface to 3/8" thickness. Cut into cookies with 2 1/2" holiday shaped cookie cutters. Place cookies on prepared cookie sheets, spacing 1 1/2" apart. Decorate with colored sprinkles, sugars & gum drops if you wish. Bake in oven 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned around edges. Remove to wire racks to cool. |