Rolled Sugar Cookies

From a Pillsbury cookbook. Great for the holidays.

• Ready In: 1 hr 55 mins
• Yields: 6 dozen

Ingredients

• 1  cup sugar
• 1  cup butter or 1  cup margarine, melted
• 3  tablespoons milk
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1  egg
• 3  cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
•  colored crystal sugar, if desired

• GLAZE

• 1 1⁄2 cups powdered sugar
• 3 -3 1⁄2 tablespoons milk

Directions

1. In large bowl, mix 1 cup sugar, the butter, 3 tablespoons milk, vanilla and egg until well-blended.
2. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt until mixed.
3. Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate 1 hour for easier handling.
4. Heat oven to 400*.
5. On lightly floured surface, roll out 1/3 of the dough at a time to 1/8-inch thickness. Keep remaining dough refrigerated.
6. Cut with floured 2-inch cookie cutter.
7. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
8. If not using glaze, sprinkle with sugar.
9. Bake 5 to 9 minutes or until edges are light golden brown.
10. Immediately remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks.
11. Cool completely about 15 minutes.
12. To prepare glaze: In small bowl, mix powdered sugar and enough milk with spoon until smooth and spreadable.
13. Spread glaze over cookies.
14. Sprinkle with colored sugar.