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Basic Cookie Recipe

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I love to make cut out cookies with my kids – but I have  never found a good recipe…until now! After searching many websites I found a basic cookie dough recipe but it was too much cookie dough for me, so I cut it in half. It still made a ton of cookies! Here’s the scaled down version I used.

Basic Cookie Recipe

  • 1-1/4 cups butter, softened (2 – 1/2 sticks)
  • 1 cups sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/8 cup milk (2 TBSP)
  • 1 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions

  1. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add the egg, milk and vanilla; mix well. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture, beating just until mixed
  2. Divide into 2 balls and wrap in plastic wrap for at least 2 hours. (I only had wax paper and it worked too.)
  3. When you are ready to use it, flour your work space and the rolling pin. Roll out dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut into shapes. .
  4. Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until the edges are golden brown. Place on a wire rack to cool. Frost plain cookies or sprinkle with colored sugar.

We sprinkled some of the cookies with sprinkles before we baked them.

I adapted this recipe from a Taste Of Home recipe.

Click here for the printable version of this recipe.

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