Alphabet Cookies
Categories: Desserts, Cookies
Yield: 8 Servings
- 1 1/2 Sticks butter or margarine
- 3/4 c sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 ts vanilla or almond extract (to Taste)
- 2 c All Purpose flour
- 1/4 ts baking powder
- 1/4 ts salt
milk For Brushing on Top of Cookies
sugar For Decorating
Use an Electric Mixer And Beat butter or MargarineUntil Soft. Add 3/4 Cup sugar And Beat Until Fluffy.Add egg And vanilla or almond Flavoring And Beat
Again. Mix flour, baking powder, And salt TogetherAnd Add to butter-sugar-egg Mixture a Little Bit at aTime. Divide The Dough Into 2 Parts, Wrap in PlasticWrap And Put in The Refrigerator For 30 Minutes to Get Hard Enough to Play With Like Modeling Clay. Then Make Small Balls of Dough And Roll Into Ropes. Shape The Ropes Into Numbers or Letters on an Ungreased Cookie Sheet, Leaving a Little Space Between Them.Brush With a Little milk, Sprinkle on a Bit of SugarAnd Bake at 375 Degrees f For About 10 Minutes. Cool on a Rack.
Enjoy.