Sugar Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 c. sugar
• 1/2 c. butter
• 1 egg
• 1/2 c. milk
• 2 c. flour
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 3 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. vanilla

Method

1. 1

   Cream the butter, add the sugar gradually, and cream well with a wooden spoon.

2. 2

   Sift the salt and baking powder with the flour.

3. 3

   Add the milk gradually to the sugar mixture, then the well beaten egg, then the vanilla, then the flour gradually to make a soft dough.

4. 4

   Turn out on a floured board and roll a small portion at a time to 1/4 inch thickness.

5. 5

   Cut with a floured cookie cutter, place on buttered pan and bake in a hot oven until slightly brown (about 10 minutes).

6. 6

   Makes 4 dozen cookies.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Domestic science, principles and application (1914) by Pearl La Verne Bailey, page 92. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Sugar Cookies 2 c. flour 14 tsp. salt 3 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. vanilla (215) 216 DOMESTIC SCIENCE Method. — Cream the butter, add the sugar gradually, and cream well with a wooden spoon. Sift the salt and baking powder with the flour. Add the milk gradually to the sugar mixture, then the well beaten egg, then the vanilla, then the flour gradually to make a soft dough. Turn out on a floured board and roll a small portion at a time to J^ inch thickness. Cut with a floured cookie cutter, place on buttered pan and bake in a hot oven until slightly brown (about 10 minutes). Makes 4 dozen cookies. {Basis for 2 girls, }4 rule.) 2. Sour Milk Cookies 1 c. sugar 3^ tsp. soda 3^2 c. butter 14 tsp. salt 2 eggs 2 tsp. nutmeg 3^^ c. sour milk or cream About 2 c. flour, or as little as possible Method. — Cream the butter, add the sugar, and cream again. Add the well-beaten egg and then the sour milk to which has been added the soda. Mix the nutmeg, salt and flour, and add gradually to the mixture. Use as little flour as possible, the softer the dough the better. Roll out, cut, and bake as other cookies. Makes 4 dozen cookies. {Basis for 2 girls, 14 rule.) 3. Norwegian Cookies 2^ c. flour }4: c. sweet milk }/2 c. shortening (half butter, }-^ tsp. soda half lard) 1 c. sugar 1 tsp. vanilla 1 egg 3^ tsp. salt Method. — Beat the egg thoroughly, add the sugar, and beat hard. Dissolve the soda in the sweet milk and add milk to the egg mixture; beat hard. Rub the cold short- ening into the flour with the hands until it is fine like meal ; then add the flour, a cupful at a time, to the wet mixture. Make a soft dough and set it in the ice box until quite cold. Roll out a small portion at a time, very thin, J/g inch thick; DOUGHS— COOKIES 217 cut and bake in a quick oven 4 or 5 minutes. Makes 6 dozen cookies. 4. Ginger Snaps }4 c. shortening 1 tsp. salt 1 c. molasses }^ tsp. soda 33^ c. flour 1 tbsp. ginger H c. sugar Method. — Heat the molasses to boiling point; then add the shortening, which may be butter or half butter and half lard. Mix and sift the dry ingredients and add to the wet. Mix well and chill. Divide the mixture, turn upon a floured board, part at a time, and roll very thin. Use little or no flour in rolling. Cut and bake on buttered baking sheets in a quick oven. Reserve a part of the flour, for all may not be needed. Makes 5 dozen cookies. (Basis for 2 girls, }4. rule.) 5. Sand Tarts }/2 c. butter

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