How to make Sugar Cookies

Ingredients:

1 cup granulated sugar

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 and 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (Sift flour before measuring)

1/2 cup of butter

Toppings: Sugar, nuts and cherries

Steps:

1. Cream Butter
2. Add sugar gradually
3. Add eggs and vanilla, beat until light 
4. Sift flour again with baking Powder
5. Add to butter mixture, let chill for a half hour
6. Preheat oven to 400 degrees
7. Roll out dough very thin on a floured surface
8. Use cookie cutters to make fun shapes
9. Place on non stick cookie sheet
10. Decorate with sugar, cherries, colored sprinkles, or nuts
11. Bake for ten minutes
12. ** Watch closely so the cookies don't burn, remove before fully cooked as the will continue to cook sitting on the cookie sheet
13. When fully cooked, place on cooling rack
14. Serve while still warm and chewy

Tips**

• If you wish do not decorate until after cooked and cooled, then frost and add sprinkles
•  Freeze the dough before you want to use it, if dough is left at room temperature for too long it will become extremely sticky.
• Do this activity with your children, the will have fun mixing, and decorating the cookies. And we all know they will enjoy eating them after dinner.