• 1 C. Sugar

• 1 C. Butter (2 sticks)

• 1 Egg

• 1  1/2 t. Vanilla

• 3 C. All purpose flour.

• 1 1/4 t. Baking powder.

1. Heat oven to 375.

2. Combine: sugar, butter. Beat at medium speed until well blended and fluffy

3. Add eggs, vanilla. Beat until just mixed. Not over mixed..

4. Combine: Flour, baking powder at intervals..

5. (may seem to dry, but will moisten up in fridge.)

6. Divide dough into 4 quarters. Flatten into disc shape. 

7. Place in fridge for 1 hour. Not too long as it will be too stiff.

8. Spread 1 T. of flour on large surface.  Flatten dough.

9. Roll to 1/4" 1/3" thickness.

10. Cut out cookies and place on cookie sheet.

11. Bake at 370 for 7-8 minutes.

12. Let cool slightly before removing from rack.

• After cutting, I pressed some into cinn. sugar, then put on baking sheet. worked good. These came out like snickerdoodles.

•  Maybe try convection.

• Used parchment paper on cookie sheet. worked really well instead of greasing pan.

• Might try even thinner icing. Maybe even dipping cookie face into icing instead of spreading.

• If they come out a little hard,  leave in the covered cake pan for another day they should softened up.

• Icing 4 dz cookies took me 3 hours to make and ice.

• Buy white coloring paste if doing a glaze icing. 

• If you use piping bag, icing (color) will spread after it sits a day. Use very little. It will triple in size after sitting.

• Look into other decorating items to put on cookies. Special cookie cutters?

• 1/2 t. Salt.

• Should at least double this batch to make it worth your while. 3 or 4 times if you are doing gifts or party.

• See other cookie recipe for notes also.

• Made this recipe in 2006. VERY good. The best?

Recipe Courtesy Of:

www.christmas-cookies.com