Brown Sugar Cookies

This is a variation on the standard sugar cookie.

Our family tradition is to decorate Christmas cookies on Christmas Eve. We just make basic icing: confectioner’s sugar/milk/food colouring, then top with sprinkles and such.

Here is the recipe that I (Angella) use to make sugar cookies.

INGREDIENTS:

3/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
pinch of salt

DIRECTIONS:

Beat butter with sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla.

In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. Stir into butter mixture in three additions.

Divide dough in half. Shape each into a disc. Wrap and refrigerate for 1 to 24 hours.

Between waxed paper, roll out the dough to 1/4 inch thick (I like mine a little thicker).

Bake at 350 for 10 minutes.

Let cool for 1 minute on cookie sheet, then transfer to racks to cool completely.

Decorate!

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