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Sugar Cookies

October 23, 2009 at 9:29 PM 1 comment

½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter at room temperature
1 cup sugar
1 egg
2 tablespoons milk
¼ teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 ½ cups flour
½ teaspoon vanilla
Pecan halves

Preheat oven to 375°

1. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper

2. In a large bowl, gradually cream the butter and sugar with a wooden spoon

3. After beating the egg with a fork, mix it into the butter/sugar

4. Add the milk and vanilla

5. In a separate bowl, mix the flour, baking power, and salt; then sift

6. Gradually incorporate the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients

7. Use a spoon to form cookies on the baking sheet, 2 inches apart (they expand)

8. Place 1 pecan half atop each cookie

9. Bake cookies for 10 minutes, or until slightly browned around the edges

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