Alphabet Cookies

Name: Alphabet Cookies
Ingredients: 1 1/2 sticks butter; 3/4 cup sugar; 1 each eggs; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 x vanilla extract to taste; 2 cups flour, all-purpose; 1/4 teaspoon baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 x milk; 1 x sugar decorating

10 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

1 1/2 sticks butter
3/4 cup sugar
1 each eggs
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 x vanilla extract to taste
2 cups flour, all-purpose
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 x milk
1 x sugar decorating

Directions

1

Use an electric mixer and beat butter until soft.
2

Add 3/4 cup sugar and beat until fluffy.
3

Add egg and vanilla or almond flavoring and beat again.
4

Mix flour, baking powder, and salt together and add to butter-sugar-egg mixture a little bit at a time.
5

Divide the dough into 2 parts, wrap in plastic wrap and put in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to get hard enough to play with like modeling clay.
6

Then make small balls of dough and roll into ropes.
7

Shape the ropes into numbers or letters on an ungreased cookie sheet, leaving a little space between them.
8

Brush with a little milk, sprinkle on a bit of sugar and bake at 375F (190C) F for about 10 minutes.
9

Cool on a rack.