This is my great-grandmother's sugar cookie recipe.
Ingredients
- sifted all-purpose flour: 3 cups
- ½ teaspoons baking powder: 1 piece
- salt: 0.5 tsp
- white sugar: 1 cup
- butter: 1 cup
- egg, lightly: 1 piece (beaten)
- cream: 3 Tbsp
- vanilla extract: 1 tsp
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Stages of cooking
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) .
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Over a large bowl, sift together all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, sugar. Cut in butter and blend with a pastry blender until mixture resembles cornmeal. Stir in lightly beaten egg, cream, and vanilla. Blend well. Dough may be chilled, if desired.
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On a floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8 inch thickness. Sprinkle with sugar; cut into desired shapes. Transfer to ungreased baking sheets.
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Bake for 6 to 8 minutes, or until delicately brown.
