SUGAR COOKIES

Hello there! This time, I'm going to be making sugar cookies for the adorable kids at the elementary school I volunteer for. This recipe comes out with soft cookies rather than hard. Again, this recipe is from www.allrecipes.com.

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SUGAR COOKIES:

1 1/2 cups butter, softened
2 cups white sugar
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
5 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt

Extra ingredients tips:

Use 1 1/2 tsp of vanilla instead of 1.


1. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour (or overnight).

2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Roll out dough on floured surface 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. Cut into shapes with any cookie cutter. Place cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.

3. Bake 6 to 8 minutes in preheated oven. Cool completely.



Tips:

-If the dough is still sticky when you begin to roll it out, spread LOTS of flour on the table, your hands, and the rolling pin.

-Another tip for sticky dough is to roll it on parchment paper and peel away extra dough from cookies cutters. That way, the cookies wont stick to the table.

-For lots of fun, you can split the dough and add food colouring. For example, for Christmas I dyed the dough green, blue, and pink for fun.

-You can use different shaped cookie cutters for additional fun. Small-sized cutters are nice for quick snacks.



Links:

Sugar Cookies: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/The-Best-Rolled-Sugar-Cookies/Detail.aspx