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Simply Perfect Sugar Cookies

A beautifully delicious sugar cookie perfect for the holidays.
Servings 3 dozen 2 /2 to 3 inch cookies

Ingredients

For Cookies

  • 4 cups cake flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/3 cup butter
  • 1/3 cup vegetable shortening
  • 1 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 TBS +1 tsp milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Cookie Glaze- Royal Icing

  • 1 egg white
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar sifted
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • food coloring use paste colors

Instructions

For Cookies

  • Sift the flour, baking soda, and salt together.
  • Cream butter, shortning, and sugars together until very light and fluffy.
  • Add one egg at a time to the mixture beating well after each addition.
  • Beat in the milk and vanilla.
  • Stir in the flour mixture. Cover and chill for 1 hour.
  • Roll half of the dough to 1/4 inch thickness on a floured surface and cut out cookies. Place them on a parchhment-lined baking sheet 1/2 inch apart and chill 20 minutes.
  • Preheat the oven to 400 °. Bake cookies for 8 to 10 minutes until cookies just begin to turn golden. Cool on a rack.
  • When the cookies are completely cool, decorate as desired with Cookie Glaze.

Cookie Glaze

  • Combine egg white and sugar in a small mixing bowl and beat at medium speed util blended.
  • Add the vanilla, and salt and beat until smooth and creamy.
  • Divide the glaze into small cups and and cover with a damp paper towel to keep the glaze from dryin out.
  • Spread the glaze with a spatula or thin it a little and drizzle it onto the cookie.