Fancy Sugar Cookies from Gitti Allman

By Carynz

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 2 sticks margarine
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 3 cups flour
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Preparation

Step 1

Cream marg and sugar for 2 min. scrape down bowl. then mix for one more min.
Add egg and vanilla,mix well and scrape down bowl again.
add the dry ingred. one cup at a time and mix to form dough.CHILL FIRST IN FRIDG OR FREEZER well covered with saran wrap. roll out dough on floured surface.
Cut out shapes. For easy release,dip cookie cutters in flour before cutting, Unused dough can remain in the fridge in a ziploc for up to 2 wks.

After shapes are cut,dist with sprinkles or non-pareils and then bake as below
Using a wide spatula,transfer to a silpat mat lined(or parch paper),sturdy baking sheet. Freeze or refrigerate until firm(about 15 min) Bake at 350 for approx. 12 min or until light golden,rotate the baking sheet halfway through baking. Cool on wire racks.