Sugar Cookies

Title

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1/3 cup shortening
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 egg
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 tbs milk
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • dash of salt

Recipe

Beat butter/margarine and shortening with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds

Add about half of the flour along with the egg, sugar, milk, baking powder, vanilla, and salt

Beat until thoroughly combined

Beat in remaining flour

Divide dough in half

Cover and chill for 3 hours

Bake in a 375° oven for 7-8 minutes or until edges are firm and bottoms are very lightly browned

Cool on a rack

Notes

Cookies can be cut out or slice-and-bake