The Sugar Cookies

Ingredients:

• ½ cup butter or margarine, melted
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• ¼ cup milk
• ½ tsp vanilla
• 2 ¼ cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking powder 

Directions:

Stir butter and sugar.  Add egg, milk, and vanilla.  Beat well.

In a separate bowl, stir flour and baking powder.  Blend flour mixture into butter mixture.  Divide dough in half, cover, and chill at least one hour (over night is preferable).

Flour surface, and roll out each half of dough to 1/3 or ¼ inch thickness, depending on desired cookie thickness.  Cut into desired shapes with floured cookie cutters.  Place on ungreased cookie sheets.

Bake at 375 degrees for 7-10 minutes, checking frequently to prevent burning.

Frosting

Ingredients:

• 1 - (1 lb.) pkg. Domino® Confectioners’ Sugar (approx. 3 3/4 cups)
• 1/2 cup - butter or margarine, softened
• 3 to 4 tablespoons - milk
• 1 teaspoon - vanilla

Directions:

Combine in large bowl, with mixer at low speed: confectioners' sugar, butter, milk and vanilla.  Beat at medium speed 1-2 minutes until creamy. If desired, add more milk until frosting is spreading consistency.

Use food coloring to color frosting.

Ice cookies – it will likely be messy, and it will definitely be delicious!

These ain't the prettiest sugar cookies you'll ever make, but it would be hard to find more delicious ones. After a bit (usually by the next day), the frosting hardens up a bit, and these cookies take on a new life. I can't even explain how good they are. Seriously. We fight over the last one--complete with hiding them from each other.