Sugar Cookies

We take a break from cheese today so that I may share my sugar cookies with you.

I was home yesterday because of a horrid stomach ache & cramps in the morning. It was a "girl" thing, IYKWIM. The afternoon was much better, so I made sugar cookies. I even made them in fall & halloween shapes: A maple leaf, pumpkin & ghost shape. The leaves are frosted brown, the pumpkins orange & ghosts white. I also sprinkled many of them with chocolate sprinkles.

I used a new recipe which has gotten good reviews thus far:
(Tweaked from Allrecipes.com)

Bakery Sugar Cookies

INGREDIENTS
6 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 cups white sugar
1 1/2 cups butter flavored shortening
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup sour milk (add a few drops of lemon juice to milk to make 1 c.)
3 eggs, beaten (I used one egg & the rest in Egg Beaters)
2-3 teaspoon vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, stir together 4 cups flour, baking powder, nutmeg, salt, and sugar. Cut in the shortening until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in baking soda, sour milk, beaten eggs, and vanilla. Stir as little as possible, and add the remaining flour as necessary to make dough thick enough to roll out.

On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough 1/4 inch thick. Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters. Place cookies 1 inch apart on the prepared cookie sheets.

Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in preheated oven. Cool on baking sheets.