Sugar cookies
½ c butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 Tbsp milk
½ tsp vanilla
Shift together – ½ tsp salt, 2 tsp. baking powder, 1/2 plus 2 Tbsp flour
Cream butter with sugar until fluffy. Add milk&vanilla.Add in ¼ cup shifted flour at a time. Form into ball. Chill for 8 hours.
To bake- remove a small bit at a time. Roll out on flour surface .Cut out into shape.
Bake @375 for 8 minutes.
Decorate- for Valentine
Royal Icing
3 Egg whites & 1 Teaspoon vanilla extract. Whipped together . Add gradually 4 cups of confectioners sugar. ( 5-7 minutes until peaks) . Color with food coloring.