A traditional rolled sugar cookies recipe is a recipe that uses flour, sugar, butter, eggs, and baking powder to make a soft, sweet cookie. This type of cookie is often rolled in sugar before baking, and they can be decorated with icing or sprinkles after they are baked.
Cream butter in a large bowl.
Add sugar, beat until light and fluffy.
Beatin egg, lemon peel, and vanilla until well blended.
Gradually mix in flourand salt.
Beat in water, two drops at a time, until the dough starts topull from sides of bowl.
Shape dough into a large disk.
Wrap in plasticwrap and regrigerate for 2 to 3 hours.
Preheat oven to 350 deg f and rolldough out on a floured surface, to 1/8 inch thickness.
Cut with desiredcutters, dipped in flour, and place on buttered cookie sheets.
Paint withtempera edible paints and bake 10 to 12 minutes.
Carefully remove cookiesfrom baking sheet.
Cool completely on wire rack.
Edible tempera paints:Lightly beat 2 large egg yolks and divide equalybetween 5 small containers.
Add liquid food coloring to each mixture asdesired for color.
Apply color with small brush, before baking cookies.
Ingredients
Directions
Cream butter in a large bowl.
Add sugar, beat until light and fluffy.
Beatin egg, lemon peel, and vanilla until well blended.
Gradually mix in flourand salt.
Beat in water, two drops at a time, until the dough starts topull from sides of bowl.
Shape dough into a large disk.
Wrap in plasticwrap and regrigerate for 2 to 3 hours.
Preheat oven to 350 deg f and rolldough out on a floured surface, to 1/8 inch thickness.
Cut with desiredcutters, dipped in flour, and place on buttered cookie sheets.
Paint withtempera edible paints and bake 10 to 12 minutes.
Carefully remove cookiesfrom baking sheet.
Cool completely on wire rack.
Edible tempera paints:Lightly beat 2 large egg yolks and divide equalybetween 5 small containers.
Add liquid food coloring to each mixture asdesired for color.
Apply color with small brush, before baking cookies.
