Grandma’s Sugar Cookie Recipe

My grandma Esther, who passed away in 2003, was known for her sugar cookies. She also made rum balls, spritz cookies, and more. I have started making her sugar cookies with my son!

Here’s the recipe:

1 1/2 cups butter, softened

2 cups white sugar

4 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

5 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour (or overnight). Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Roll out dough on floured surface 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. Cut into shapes with any cookie cutter. Place cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 6 to 8 minutes in preheated oven. Cool completely.

And here is her icing recipe, though on these cookies we used a different type of icing. This makes a shiny, drizzly icing that hardens to a shiny finish. It works well with adding food coloring too.

Icing Recipe:

• 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
• 2 teaspoons milk
• 2 teaspoons light corn…