Sugar Cookies

- Submitted by Rani

Sugar cookie is a simple cookie that can be made for birthdays, holidays or as an evening snack.

Recipe For Sugar Cookies

Ingredients

• All Purpose flour-1 1/2 cups
• Baking powder -1 1/2 teaspoons
• Salt    -1/4 teaspoon
• Butter at room temperature -1/2 cup
• Sugar   -1/2 cup
• Egg yolk, slightly beaten -1
• Milk    -3 tablespoons
• Vanilla extract -1/2 teaspoon

Method

1. In a mixing bowl stir together flour, baking powder and salt.
2. In another bowl cream the butter with a hand mixer for 2-3 minutes. Add sugar to it gradually and beating each time.
3. Add egg yolk to it and mix well.
4. Add the dry ingredients alternately with milk to the butter bowl and mix it.
5. Add vanilla and mix it.
6. In a cling wrap or plastic sheet chill the dough in fridge for 1 hour.
7. Preheat the oven to 375ºF
8. Roll out the dough on to a lightly floured surface to a thickness of about 1/4".
9. Cut with cookie cutters(I have used a star cookie cutter).
10. Sprinkle some colored sugar on the cookies before keeping it in oven
11. Bake on an ungreased cookie sheet for 8 to 10 minutes. Check if the sides are brown its done.
12. Let the cookies cool down for 15 minutes and then serve.

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