Nana's Old Fashioned Sugar Cut Outs.

Oh how I love sugar cookies! Growing up my mom made them for all the holidays - Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, Halloween, and Valentine's Day to name a few.

In fact, for our wedding we made sugar cookies to place at each seat. Two mini cookies and one big cookie. See!

I have the "family" recipe and have had it for some time, but could rarely get it just right. I may have conquered the recipe tonight (probably because I now have the directions and ingredients opposed to just the ingredients!).

I have the "family" recipe and have had it for some time, but could rarely get it just right. I may have conquered the recipe tonight (probably because I now have the directions and ingredients opposed to just the ingredients!).

Nana's Old Fashioned Sugar Cut Outs

3 cups flour

1 cup butter

1 cup sugar

1.5 teaspoons baking powder

1 egg

1 tablespoon vanilla

3 tablespoons cream (I needed 4 tablespoons to get the right consistency)

Cream flour and butter (yes, you read that right...add one cup of flour at a time...the two cups will combine while the last will leave the mixture crumbly). Add sugar and baking powder. In a separate bowl combine cream, vanilla, and slightly beaten egg. Add this to the flour/butter/sugar/baking powder mixture. Mix until well combined.

Roll out on floured surface and use cookie cutters to punch out shapes. Bake at 400 degrees for about 7 minutes or until edges are just slightly brown.

Cool and frost. Keep in a sealed container to maximize freshness. Enjoy!