Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Simple Sugar Cookies


These sugar cookies were super easy to make. Plus, they turned out yummy! The recipe is from allrecipes.

INGREDIENTS
1 cup sugar
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1/4 teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
1 egg
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
cinnamon sugar, colored sugar, etc. (optional)

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Beat sugar, butter, vanilla, nutmeg, and egg in large bowl until smooth. Gradually stir in flour.

Shape dough by teaspoonfuls into balls. Place dough ball on ungreased baking sheet, 2 inches apart. Press dough gently with bottom of lightly floured, flat-bottomed glass. Cookie should be about 1/4-inch thick. Sprinkle lightly with sugar.

Bake 8-10 minutes, or until edges are just golden brown. Cool cookies on baking sheet 1 minute, then remove to wire rack. Cool. Store in airtight container up to one week.