Sugar Cookies

Here is a recipe for sugar cookies that I got from allrecipes.com.  They are really light and very good!  Makes about 3 dozen cookie cut outs.  I made leaves/acorns for fall.

-  1 3/4 cups all purpose flour

-  1/3 cup butter (softened)

-  1/3 cup vegetable shortening

-  3/4 cup white sugar

-  1 egg

-  1 teaspoon vanilla extract

-  1/4 teaspoon salt

-  1 teaspoon baking powder

Mix dry ingredients in a medium size bowl (flour, salt, baking powder).  Cream together softened butter and shortening.  Add in sugar and mix again.  Then, add in egg and vanilla extract and mix again.  Mix in flour, baking powder, and salt mixture and mix again thoroughly until dough it formed.  Place onto lightly floured cutting board and roll out dough.  Roll out until dough is about 1/4 inch thick and cut with cookie cutters.  *the dough might not come together on your first roll out, but just knead, work with the dough and it will come together nicely....trust me!  Place onto non-stick baking sheets and bake in you preheated oven at 350 degrees for approximately 10 minutes.  I added sprinkles to mine before I baked them to add color and fun for the kids.  Let cool on baking sheet or wire rack.  Enjoy!