Global Flavors:

Sugar Cookies

Gather the kids and put on your apron. The whole family can join in to make these holiday goodies. Don’t forget the cookie cutters and sugar sprinkles!

Ingredients:
1 cup butter
2/3 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspood salt
2 1/2 cups sifted flour

Directions:
Cream together the butter and sugar.

Add the egg to the mixture and beat everything together.

Add the vanilla, salt and sifted flour to the mixture.

Mix until all ingredients are well blended (kneading with fingers is best) and then form the mixture into a smooth ball.

Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill it in the refridgerator for 3-4 hours before rolling it out.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (around 177 degrees celsius).

Cut off part of the dough, roll it out to around 1/4-1/2 inch thickness and then cut out cookies with cookie cutters.

Place the cut-out cookies on a cookie sheet. Sprinkle with sugar sprinkles or other toppings as desired. (Or leave off the sprinkles and decorate the cookies after they are done and have cooled.)

Bake the cookies for about 8-10 minutes or until they are barely colored.

Keep rolling out the remaining dough until all of it has been used.

Cookies can be frosted, if desired, after they have cooled.

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