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Add a photoThis recipe comes from an old family friend. It is a great recipe and easy to make. I added the royal icing snowflakes and the sanding sugar to dress it up a bit.
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 10-15 minutes
Servings: 24
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Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- powdered sugar
Directions
- Cream together butter and sugar
- Beat in eggs one at a time, fully incorporating
- Sift flour and baking powder
- Add half the flour mixture
- Stir in milk and vanilla
- Add remaining flour mixture, mixing only until combined
- According to the humidity level you may add more or less flour, too much flour and the cookies will be tough and not as sweet
- You may refrigerate the dough to make it easier to roll out
- Roll dough out on powder sugar dusted surface for a nice sweet crunch - this is the secret ingredient to these cookies!
- Cut out cookies with cookie cutters
- Bake until the edges are golden brown, about 10 - 15 minutes, according to how big the cookies are
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 28g | |
| Recipe makes 24 servings | |
| Calories 110 | |
| Calories from Fat 38 | 35% |
| Total Fat 4.32g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat 2.57g | 10% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 26mg | 9% |
| Sodium 138mg | 6% |
| Potassium 19mg | 1% |
| Total Carbs 16.36g | 4% |
| Dietary Fiber 0.3g | 1% |
| Sugars 8.44g | 6% |
| Protein 1.6g | 3% |
Comments
March 24, 2011This looks great Deena! Thanks for sharing. I've saved it to the Try Soon folder in my recipe box and will let you know how it is!
