Sugar Cookies - No Break, Fail-safe And Foolproof

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl, cream the butter and sugar.
• 2 beat in the eggs and vanilla.
• 3 in a second bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt.
• 4 sift flour mixture into butter mixture 1 cup at a time and blend well.
• 5 roll dough into ball and chill 3-4 hours or overnight.
• 6 when ready to prepare cookies, preheat oven to 350°.
• 7 roll out dough and cut into shapes.
• 8 brush with milk and sprinkle with colored sugar or candies if desired (or frost cookie once baked and cooled).
• 9 bake at 350° for 10-15 minutes.
• 10 remove cookies to a rack to cool completely.