Merry Christmas Eve everyone! I figured it would be fitting to share my Mom’s delicious sugar cookie recipe today 🙂  I don’t only use this recipe at Christmas time, it is also my go to for baking throughout the year. This recipe makes the PERFECT sugar cookies!

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups flour

1 1/2 tsp. baking powder

1/4 tsp. salt

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup sugar

1 egg yolk, slightly beaten

3 tbsp. milk

1/2 tsp.vanilla

Directions:

Preheat your oven to 375 degrees

Cream butter, add the sugar and mix

Add the egg yolk, mix well

Add dry ingredients alternately with milk

Add the vanilla

Chill your dough thoroughly

Roll 1/4 inch thick

Bake  at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes

Wait for the cookies to completely cool before you ice them

Enjoy!!!

I hope that you all have the most wonderful Christmas with your loved ones.  I am SO excited to wake up tomorrow morning with my little loves!

Thank you for reading!

Shannon xx