281.                Prize Winning Sugar Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 2 cups white sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 pinch salt
• 4 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 cup vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Direction

• Set oven to 350 ° F (180 ° C) to preheat.
• Cream the sugar and margarine well. Put in the eggs, 1 at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition. Put in the buttermilk.
• Sift the baking powder, salt, baking soda and flour together and put into the creamed mixture.
• Put in nutmeg and 1/4 cup of vanilla (yes, this is correct), and thoroughly blend. Allow dough to rest for 10 minutes.
• On greased cookie sheet, drop by tablespoonfuls. Sprinkle additional sugar on top.
• Bake for 10 minutes.

Nutrition Information

• Calories: 238 calories;
• Protein: 3.6
• Total Fat: 8.7
• Sodium: 208
• Total Carbohydrate: 35.6
• Cholesterol: 44