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Old-fashioned Sugar Cookies #2
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Servings: 4
Categories:
Cookies
/
Desserts
Ingredients: 3
cups
flour,
spooned into cup
1/2
teaspoon
baking soda 1 1/2
teaspoons
baking powder 1/4
teaspoon
salt 1
cup
butter or margarine 2
eggs 1
cup
sugar 1
teaspoon
vanilla,
or lemon & nutmeg
Directions:
1.
In a mixing bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, and baking powder. On low speed of mixer cut in butter until mixture looks like coarse cornmeal. In a small bowl, beat eggs, add sugar and vanilla, and beat thoroughly. Blend egg mixture into flour mixture. Chill dough covered with a piece of plastic wrap.
2.
Roll to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut into desired shapes. Bake in 375 degree oven for about 8 minutes. Watch closely, they burn easily. Option: Drop by teaspoon on cookie sheet and flatten with a glass covered with a damp cloth. Sprinkle with sugar before baking.
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