ROLLED SUGAR COOKIES

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Provided by carolinafan

Categories Dessert

Time 1h55m

Yield 6 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 11

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1 cup sugar
1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, melted
3 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
colored crystal sugar, if desired
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
3 -3 1/2 tablespoons milk

Steps:

In large bowl, mix 1 cup sugar, the butter, 3 tablespoons milk, vanilla and egg until well-blended.
Stir in flour, baking powder and salt until mixed.
Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate 1 hour for easier handling.
Heat oven to 400*.
On lightly floured surface, roll out 1/3 of the dough at a time to 1/8-inch thickness. Keep remaining dough refrigerated.
Cut with floured 2-inch cookie cutter.
Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
If not using glaze, sprinkle with sugar.
Bake 5 to 9 minutes or until edges are light golden brown.
Immediately remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks.
Cool completely about 15 minutes.
To prepare glaze: In small bowl, mix powdered sugar and enough milk with spoon until smooth and spreadable.
Spread glaze over cookies.
Sprinkle with colored sugar.