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Sugar Cookies & Icing

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Servings 3 dozen cookies

Ingredients
  

COOKIES:

  • 1 cup unsalted butter room temperature
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 4 1/2 cups flour
  • 4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt

ICING:

  • 1 cup confectioners sugar
  • 1 egg white

Instructions
 

COOKIES:

  • In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add eggs and mix again. Now add milk and vanilla, mixing one more time.
  • In another bowl, sift together the dry ingredients. Add this to the wet ingredients 1 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill for at least an hour.
  • When it’s baking time, preheat oven to 375 degrees. Divide dough into fourths, and work with one piece at a time. Roll out dough onto a floured countertop and cut out with your favorite cookie cutters. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, cool on racks before decorating.

ICING:

  • Mix sugar and egg white together to make a stiff icing. If you prefer, you may use powdered egg white instead; read directions on the label to reconstitute and use in lieu of the egg white. Add food coloring to create as many colors as you want!
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