COOKIE OF THE MONTH Cut Out Sugar Cookie

Recipe by Rhett Sorg

Rhett Sorg, Executive Chef at The Water's Edge Country Club is sharing his mother's recipe for Cut Out Sugar Cookies "As a child, one of my best friend’smother would make these cookies for us I loved them and always ate my fair share Then, I sure, we drove her crazy and she would send us outside to play

Ingredients

3 Cups All-Purpose Flour

2 TSP Baking Powder

1 Scant TSP Baking Soda

1/2 TSP Ground Nutmeg

1/2 Pound Unsalted Butter

Directions

2 Large Eggs

1 Cup Sugar

1/4 Cup Milk

1 TSP Vanilla Extract

Colored Sugar (optional)

In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and nutmeg

Cut the butter into the dry ingredients with a pastry blender until it resembles a coarse meal. In another bowl, beat the eggs. Add sugar, milk and vanilla. Beat well to dissolve the sugar. Add to the dough and mix very well until smooth.

Wrap dough in film wrap and refrigerate for at least 45 minutes or overnight.

Preheat oven to 375°F.

Roll out dough to about 2-inch thickness and cut into shapes with cookie cutter

Place on baking sheet and bake until lightly browned; 8 to 10 minutes

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