Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies: Grandma Minnie's Recipe

Name: Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies: Grandma Minnie's Recipe
Total time: 50 mins
Ingredients: 3 cups sifted all-purpose flour; 1.5 teaspoons baking powder; 0.5 teaspoon salt; 1 cup white sugar; 1 cup butter; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 3 tablespoons cream; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Enjoy this classic sugar cookie recipe passed down from my great-grandmother! These bake up soft, buttery, and are easy to roll and cut. They're the perfect cookies for holiday baking or any time of year.

Total time50 mins
Prep time30 mins
Cook time20 mins
Yield6 1/2 dozen cookies, 78

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Ingredients

3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1.5 teaspoons baking powder
0.5 teaspoon salt
1 cup white sugar
1 cup butter
1 egg, lightly beaten
3 tablespoons cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar. Cut in the butter using two knives or a pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs, about 2 minutes. Stir in the egg, cream, and vanilla until a soft ball of dough forms, about 1 minute. If desired, chill the dough for 30 minutes to make rolling easier.
On a floured surface, roll the dough to 1/8-inch thickness. Lightly sprinkle with sugar. Use cookie cutters to cut out your desired shapes. Place the cookies on ungreased baking sheets, spacing them 1 inch apart.
Bake in the preheated oven until the edges are lightly golden, about 6 to 8 minutes. Let the cookies cool briefly on the pan for 2 minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition

Calories: 51 kcal
Fat Content: 3 g
Fiber Content: 0 g
Sugar Content: 3 g
Sodium Content: 40 mg
Protein Content: 1 g
Cholesterol Content: 9 mg
Carbohydrate Content: 6 g
Saturated Fat Content: 2 g
Unsaturated Fat Content: 0 g