Sugar Cookies

When looking for good recipes for sugar cookies, I turned to my dear friend and Alabama native, Steve-Anna. She gave me two family favorites and we each picked a batch to make. Steve-Anna takes cookie decorating to a level unimaginable to me, so we are starting here with her cookie photos and cookies recipe. I chose a minimalist approach to decorating in the second recipe listed, as you will see.

Sugar Cookies Recipe

Ingredients

Sugar Cookie Recipe number one
Cookies:

• 3 cups flour


• 1 cup granulated sugar


• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder


• 1/2 tsp salt


• 1 cup soft butter


• 1 egg, slightly beaten


• 3 tbsp cream


• 1 tsp vanilla (can substitute almond extract)

Icing

• 1/3 cup Crisco (transfat-free) or a 1/3 cup of softened butter


• 1 pound of confectioners sugar


• About 1/4 cup of milk


• 1 teaspoon of vanilla

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