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Sugar cookies and royal icing

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups all purpose flower plus more for surface
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 cup 2 stick butter softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1 tbsp milk

Instructions
 

  • in a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt and set aside
  • shape into a disk and wrap in plastic. Refrigerate 1 hour
  • when ready to roll, preheat oven to 350 degrees and line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Lightly flour a clean work surface and roll out dough until 1/8 thick. Cut out shapes and transfer to paper baking sheets. Freeze 10 minutes so your shapes hold while baking
  • to paper baking sheets. Freeze 10 minutes so your shapes hold while baking
  • bake cookies until edges are lightly golden, 8 to 10 minutes.
  • Let cool, then frost and decorate as desired.