Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies II recipe

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Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup white sugar
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground mace
1 cup butter, softened
1 egg, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 tablespoons heavy cream
1 cup confectioners' sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ½ tablespoons heavy cream
1 pinch salt

Nutrition Info

54.3 calories
carbohydrate: 7.3 g
cholesterol: 9.1 mg
fat: 2.6 g
fiber: 0.1 g
protein: 0.6 g
saturatedFat: 1.6 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 37.1 mg
sugar: 3.8 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.

  2. In a large bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and mace. Cut in the butter using a pastry blender or rub between your fingers. When butter pieces are no larger than pea size, stir in the egg, vanilla and heavy cream. Blend thoroughly. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/8 inch in thickness. Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters. Place cookies 1 1/2 inches apart onto cookie sheets.

  3. Bake for 5 to 8 minutes in the preheated oven, until the edges begin to brown. Remove from baking sheets to cool on wire racks. Cool completely before frosting.

  4. To make the frosting: In a medium bowl, beat the confectioners' sugar, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, 1 1/2 tablespoons of cream and salt until smooth and creamy. Spread on top of cooled cookies. Let the frosting dry before storing or serving.

Recipe Yield

7 dozen

Recipe Note

My friend, Gloria gave me this recipe...she makes these cookies every year for her Christmas family get-togethers. I wanted to save this recipe to my Recipe Box. Nutmeg can be used in place of mace.

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