2/3 c. butter or margarine
1 c. sugar
1 egg – beaten
2 Tbls. milk
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. lemon extract
2 c. sifted flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
cream butter and sugar. Blend egg, milk, vanilla, and lemon extract. Add flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda and mix.
Chill in fridge for 2 hours. Roll 1/8″ thick on lightly floured surface. Cut. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet for 10-12 minutes at 375°. Makes about 5 dozen medium cookies.
notes: It seems really thin, but I always make sure to roll the dough down to 1/8″. They come out perfectly crisp. I also grew up baking these in an electric oven. Scott has a gas stove, and I had to turn the temperature down to 300° to keep them from burning. Not sure if it’s the difference between gas and electric or just the difference between specific ovens. Just watch your first batch closely.
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Buttercream frosting:
1/3 c. butter or margarine
2 c. powdered sugar
1 egg yolk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 Tbls. cream
cream butter and powdered sugar. Add egg, vanilla, cream, and blend until thick and creamy. Add powdered sugar or cream to achieve desired consistency.
notes: I leave the egg out. It should end up at a an easily spreadable consistency. The frosting I made for book club could’ve used a bit more cream.
Super Sugar Cookies
Ingredients List
2 eggs
3/4 cup margarine
1 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon real vanilla
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2.1/2 cups AP flour
Instructions
Cream margarine and sugar well. Add vanilla and eggs; combine well. In separate bowl, sift the baking powder, salt and flour. Add to wet ingredients slowly until thoroughly combined. Cookie dough must be chilled until firm, or overnight. Remove dough from fridge and roll out to a 1/4 inch thickness. Preheat oven to 400 degrees With cookie cutters or rim of drinking glass, cut out cookies. Place cookies on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake in preheated oven for 8-10 minutes, depending on oven. Check often to prevent over cooking or burning. Cool on baking rack when done.
Sugar Cookie Frosting
1 teaspoon real vanilla
1 stick of real butter
4 cups powdered sugar
1 tablespoon cream or whole milk
Cream butter, milk and vanilla together. Slowly add powdered sugar to butter until desired consistency. If you’d like, add liquid food coloring for festive cookies. When cookies are cooled, frost.
