Recipe - First Slice And Bake Sugar Cookies

30 Min Work Time
1 Hr (+Chilling) Total Time
1 Three fourths cup Flour
Three fourths teaspoon Salt
One half teaspoon Baking powder
10 tablespoon Butter (marg/short)
At room temp
1 cup Sugar
1 Egg
1 One half teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1 One half cup Walnuts, or pecans, finely
Chopped, Optional
PER COOKIE
37 Calories
g Protein
2 g Fat
27 mg Sodium
7 mg Cholesterol

Combine flour, salt & baking powder. With an electric mixer at mediumlow
speed, beat the butter & sugar until light & fluffy. Beat in egg & vanilla.
Reduce speed to low, beat in flour mixture until just combined. Divide
dough in half & shape each piece into a log about 1" in diameter. Cover
with plastic wrap, & twist the ends of the wrap to force dough into a
smooth cylinder. Refridgerate until almost firm (about 30 min). Spread
about half the nuts on a work surface (a wide, 2" deep plastic container
works well, and is resealable afterwards for storage). Roll one log in the
nuts so that the entire surface is coated. Rewrap & chill for at least 30
min. Repeat with the other log. Heat oven to 350~. Cut the chilled dough
into slices about 3/8" thick. Put on ungreased baking sheets about 2"
apart, & bake until edges start to brown, about 810 min.

Options: Replace Nuts with coloured sprinkles, or coloured sugar crystals.
Or with the tiny coloured chocolate chips you can find in Bulk stores (very
festive). Or coconut, dyed or white. Use your imagination, anything tiny
(& edible) will work.

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