2 c Sifted all-purpose flour 1 c Sugar
1/2 ts Baking powder 1 Egg — beaten
1/2 ts Baking soda 2 tb Milk
1/2 ts Salt 1/2 ts Vanilla
2/3 c Butter or margarine 1/2 ts Lemon extract
Sift first four ingredients together. Cream butter and sugar. Blend
in egg, milk, and flavorings. Blend in dry ingredients. Chill in
refrigerator 2 hours.
Roll 1/8 inch thick on lightly floured board. Cut into desired shapes
with floured cooky cutters. Bake on ungreased cooky sheet in
moderate oven (375 deg. F) 10 to 12 min.
Makes about 5 doz. cookies.
The illustrations show a row of weirdly pin-headed gingerbread persons
in sugar overalls, and a fetching plateful of bells, boots, wreaths,
and what might be intended to be reindeer.
Stacy Leah Scott 25 Oct 1995
Yields
60 servings
