Title: Sugar Cookies # 5
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 2 servings
3 1/2 c Butter
3/4 c Sugar
2 Eggs
1 ts Baking powder
1 tb Half & half cream
1 ts Almond extract
2 1/2 c Flour
Decorations:
1 Egg white
Sugar
Sprinkles
1. Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs.
2. Add baking powder, then cream, then almond extract. Add flour, 1 cup
at a time. Blend together.
3. Refrigerate dough for at least 1-2 hrs.
4. Roll out on floured board. Cut in shapes or circles.
5. To decorate: Whip egg white until frothy. Brush on cookies.
Sprinkle sugar or sprinkles, or both. Transfer to cookie sheets.
6. Bake in 325 oven 8-10 min. Watch them carefully since they cook
quickly; don't over-brown.
"Fun for a kid's party! For Chanukah cookies: Use star, dreidle and
menorah-shaped cutters. Sprinkle with blue sugar and/or silver ball
decors. SORUCE: "Alphabet Soup" cookbook from the Solomon Schechter Day
Schools.
