Nanny Edith’s Sugar Cookies

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

In a small bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.

In the large bowl of an electric mixer, cream together butter and sugar. Add egg and vanilla and mix well. Turn mixer to low and slowly add dry ingredients to sugar mixture. Mix just until a stiff dough forms.

Transfer cookie dough to plastic wrap and tightly secure. Refrigerate at least 1 hour and up to 12 hours.

To bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Remove dough from refrigerator and roll out on a lightly floured surface to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut with cookie cutters of choice and gently place cookies on ungreased cookie sheets.

Bake 8 to 10 minutes, or until very light gold in color. Allow to cool for a minute on cookie sheet, then transfer to wire rack to cool completely before icing.

Alicia says:

It was over lunch that I mentioned to my friend Karen Latta that I was looking for a good rolled sugar cookie recipe like I used to make with my grandmother. She immediately offered her Nanny Edith’s recipe for me to try.

“Is it easy?” Alicia asked.

“Oh, super easy and the kids love, love, love them.”

We think you will, too!
 

Approximate Values Per 2-inch cookie: 61.5 calories (34% from fat), 2 g fat (1.5 g saturated), 11 mg cholesterol, 1 g protein, 9 g carbohydrates, trace amount dietary fiber, 37 mg sodium

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