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Granny's Sugar Cookies

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 med whole egg or 2 small yolks
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
2 cups flour sifted
1/2 tsp vanilla

Directions

Preheat oven 400*.  Cream together butter and sugar.  Blend in egg.  Sift together salt, baking powder and flour.  Add to mixture.  Cut with cookie cutters and bake on lightly greased cookie sheet for 8-10 minutes.  For extra sparkle and color, glaze your cookies.

Glaze

3/4 cup sifted confectioners sugar
3 to 4 tsp water
food coloring

Mix sugar and water to form a glaze.  Add food coloring according to package directions to form desired color.  While cookies are still warm, brush with glaze.