Sugar cookies #1 (1950)

60 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 cups Sifted all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon Baking powder
½ teaspoon Baking soda
½ teaspoon Salt
⅔ cup Butter or margarine
1 cup Sugar
1 Egg -- beaten
2 tablespoons Milk
½ teaspoon Vanilla
½ teaspoon Lemon extract

Directions

Sift first four ingredients together. Cream butter and sugar. Blend in egg, milk, and flavorings. Blend in dry ingredients. Chill in refrigerator 2 hours.

Roll ⅛ inch thick on lightly floured board. Cut into desired shapes with floured cooky cutters. Bake on ungreased cooky sheet in moderate oven (375 deg. F) 10 to 12 min.

Makes about 5 doz. cookies.

The illustrations show a row of weirdly pin-headed gingerbread persons in sugar overalls, and a fetching plateful of bells, boots, wreaths, and what might be intended to be reindeer.

Stacy Leah Scott 25 Oct 1995

Recipe By : From 1950s vintage "Bake King" cookie sheet From: Marjorie Scofield Date: 12-04-95 (06:42) (160) Fido: Recipes

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