Drop Sugar Cookies Recipe

4 cups Allpurpose flour
1 tbsp Baking powder
1/2 tsp Salt
1 tsp Ground cardamom or nutmeg
1/2 cup Unsalted butter (softened)
1 1/2 cups Sugar
2 Eggs
2 tbsp Milk
2 tsp Vanilla extract
Candy sprinkles (optional)

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Mix together the flour, baking powder, salt and cardamom or nutmeg, set aside. In another bowl, beat together the butter and sugar until light and creamy. Beat in eggs, milk and vanilla extract. Stir in flour mixture until just blended. Drop dough by level tablespoonfulls on to lightly greased cookie sheets, flattening each just slightly with a fork. Decorate with candy sprinkles, if you desire. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until edges are lightly golden brown. Cool cookies on wire rack.

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Chocolate Sugar Cookies Recipe

3 Squares Unsweetened baking chocolate
1 cup Butter or margarine
1 cup Sugar
1 Egg
1 tsp Vanilla extract
2 cups Allpurpose flour
1 tsp Baking soda
1/4 tsp Salt
Additional sugar

Melt chocolate and butter in double boiler, stirring untli chocolate is melted and mixture is completely smooth. Stir 1 cup of sugar into the melted chocolate mixture, stirring until well blended. Stir in the egg and vanilla extract until well blended. Mix in the flour, baking soda and salt. Refrigerate dough for about 1/2 hour. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Shape the dough into 1 inch balls. Roll balls in the additional sugar. Place balls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets. For crispier, flatter cookies, flatten dough balls with the bottom of a glass before baking. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until cookies are set. Remove from cookie sheets and allow to cool on wire racks

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Amish Sugar Cookies

1 c Sugar
1 c Confectioner's sugar
1 c Butter or margarine; softened
1 c Oil
2 Eggs
1 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
1 ts Cream of tartar
1 ts Vanilla
4 1/2 c Flour
Colored sugar (opt)

Combine the sugars, butter oil and eggs, beat well. Add the remained ingredients, mix well. Refrigerate dough until well chilled (2 hours). Preheat oven to 375 F. Roll dough into balls and dip into granulated sugar. Place ona cookie shet and flatten with the bottom of a glass which has been dipped into the sugar, it keeps the dough from sticking. Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until lghtly browned around the edges.