Rolled Sugar Cookies Ingredients:

1. 4 cups all purpose flour
2. 1 tsp. Baking Powder
3. 1/2 teaspoon salt
4. 1 cup Butter
5. 2 large Eggs, beaten
6. 1/3 cup Milk
7. 1 tsp. Vanilla extract
8. 1 1/2 cups white sugar
9. 1 teaspoon Baking Soda

How to Make this Old Fashioned Rolled Sugar Cookie Recipe

Instructions

1. Mix together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Cut in the butter with a pastry blender
2. In another bowl, mix together the eggs, milk, vanilla, sugar, and baking so
3. Pour the liquid mixture into the dry mixture and stir gently
4. Flip the dough onto a lightly floured pastry mat, and knead it gently ~ just so it sticks together
5. Divide into 2 portions and roll each portion out to about 1/2 inch thick.
6. Using cookie cutters, cut out whatever shapes you’d like.  We have stars and trees at our house…
7. Place on baking sheets about 2 inches apart.
8. Bake for 5 minutes in an oven that has been preheated to 375 degrees.The secret to soft and chewy old fashioned sugar cookies is to take them out before they start to brown. If they are lightly browned, they will turn crunchy!
9. Cool completely on wire racks before icing.Step 10: Once completely cool, ice with buttercream icing with food coloring.