Yield: 48 cookies
Measure | Ingredient |
---|---|
1 cup | Butter or margarine |
1½ cup | C and H Powdered Sugar unsifted |
1 \N | Egg |
1 teaspoon | Vanilla |
2¼ cup | All-purpose flour |
1 teaspoon | Baking powder |
Soften butter and beat until creamy. Beat in sugar until smooth.
Add egg and vanilla; mix well. Stir in flour and baking powder until thoroughly mixed. Chill 2 to 3 hours. Roll dough thin on floured board. Cut into desired shapes. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet in 375-degree oven 8 to 10 minutes. To frost: Beat one egg white until foamy. Beat in ½ cup unsifted C and H Powdered Sugar. Tint with food coloring. Paint cookie with frosting BEFORE baking. Makes 4-dozen cut-out cookies.
Reprinted with permission from: Powdered Sugar Cookies from the C and H Sugar Kitchen by Jean Porter Electronic format by Karen Mintzias