Alphabet Cookies

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Title: ALPHABET COOKIES
Categories: Desserts, Cookies
Yield: 8 servings

1 1/2 ea STICKS BUTTER OR MARGARINE
3/4 c SUGAR
1 ea EGG
1/2 ts VANILLA OR ALMOND
1 x EXTRACT (to taste)
2 c ALL PURPOSE FLOUR
1/4 ts BAKING POWDER
1/4 ts SALT
1 x MILK FOR BRUSHING ON TOP OF
1 x SUGAR FOR DECORATING

Use an electric mixer and beat butter or margarine
until soft. Add 3/4 cup sugar and beat until fluffy.
Add egg and vanilla or almond flavoring and beat
again. Mix flour, baking powder, and salt together
and add to butter-sugar-egg mixture a little bit at a
time. Divide the dough into 2 parts, wrap in plastic
wrap and put in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to get
hard enough to play with like modeling clay. Then
make small balls of dough and roll into ropes. Shape
the ropes into numbers or letters on an ungreased
cookie sheet, leaving a little space between them.
Brush with a little milk, sprinkle on a bit of sugar
and bake at 375 degrees F for about 10 minutes. Cool
on a rack.

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