Classic Sugar Cookies

recipe courtesy of Southern Living

 Ingredients

• 1  cup  butter or margarine, softened
• 1  cup  granulated sugar
• 1  large egg
• 1  teaspoon  vanilla extract
• 3  cups  all-purpose flour
• 1/4  teaspoon  salt
• sprinkles and sparkling sugar for decorating
• Glaze
• 1  (16-oz.) package powdered sugar
• 6  tablespoons  warm water
• Liquid  food coloring (optional)
•  Stir together powdered sugar and warm water using a wire whisk. Divide mixture, and tint with food coloring, if desired; place in shallow bowls for ease in dipping cookies.

Directions

1.  Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add granulated sugar, beating well. Add egg and vanilla, beating well. Combine flour and salt. Gradually add to butter mixture, beating until blended. Divide dough in half. Cover; chill 1 hour.
2. Roll each portion of dough to 1⁄4-inch thickness on a lightly floured surface. Cut with desired cookie cutters. (We used flower and starfish cutters.) Place on lightly greased baking sheets.
3. Bake at 350° for 8 to 10 minutes or until edges of cookies are lightly browned. Cool cookies 1 minute on baking sheets, and remove to wire racks to cool completely.
4. Dip cookies in Glaze and sprinkle, while wet, with sparkling sugar and sprinkles.  Yield: 20 medium size cookies or 40 small cookies.

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