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Little Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies

Make Little Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies at home with Sugar, Butter, Buttermilk, Soda, and Flour About Enough To Make. Scale it up or down for the number of people at the table.

Illustrative photo

Ingredients

• 2 cup
• 1 1/2 cup
• 1/2 cup
• 1 1/2 tsp
• 6 cup
• 1 1/2 cup
• 2 tbsp

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Don't knead too much, very lightly. Can chill a couple of hours or so.

2. 2

   Roll out on floured board to about 1/8 ″ to 1/4 ″ and cut out and bake on ungreased sheets.

3. 3

   Bake at 350 degrees until very light brown on bottom, 6-8 minutes.

4. 4

   Can sugar the top of the dough and roll it in, or frost with cooked icing.

5. 5

   ICING: Combine icing ingredients, just enough light cream to make it creamy, and cook to a soft ball stage.

6. 6

   Remove from heat and stir until it begins to thicken.

7. 7

   Spread quickly on cookies.

8. 8

   Cook over medium heat to a soft ball stage.

9. 9

   Beat by hand until creamy.

10. 10

    Spread on cookies quickly.

11. 11

    These cookies keep great in our old stone jar. Christmas isn't

12. 12

    Christmas without these cookies, cut with a scalloped cutter, for Santa.

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    Berney RMMS18B.