MARTHA'S SUGAR COOKIES

By curly

Ingredients

• 4 ½ cups sifted flour
• 4 tsps baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• ½ pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• ½ cup milk
• ½ tsp vanilla

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Butter baking sheets. Sift together dry ingredients.

Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs and beat well. Add dry ingredients, 1 cup at a time, alternating with milk and vanilla, beating well after each addition. Wrap and chill dough for at least 1 hour.

Divide dough into 4 pieces. 
Roll 1 piece at a time on a floured board and cut with large cookie cutters. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Cool on racks. Makes approximately 40 3-inch cookies.

Icing: 1 cup powdered sugar, 1 egg white, 2-3 drops lemon juice, food coloring (optional); only a few drops are needed.