Sugar Cookies

By Fleur de lis

Recipe given to me by Lauryn Cockreham Hanley

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 2 sticks of butter
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 teasp lemon extract
• 1/2 teasp vanilla extract
• 3 cups all purpose flour
• 1 teasp baking powder
• 1/4 teasp salt

Preparation

Step 1

Mix sugar and butter in mixer. Add eggs and extracts. Next add 1 cup flour, baking powder and salt. Gradually add remaining flour. divide dough into thirds and wrap in saran wrap and refrigerate several hours until firm.

Preheat oven to 350. Work with one bundle at a time. Flour surface and rolling pin. Roll out dough until 1/8 inch thick.

Cut dough with cookie cutters and place on a buttered baking pan 1" apart. Add sprinkled sugar or other toping before baking. Bake 7-10 mins or until set. Use spatula to transfer cookies to wire rack.

You can add your choice of icing when cookies are completely cool.