Traditional Sugar Cookies

These are lovely old-fasioned cookies that are perfect with a cup of tea.

Traditional Sugar Cookies
makes about 36

350g plain flour
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp feshly grated nutmeg
115g butter, at room temp
225g caster sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 egg
120ml milk
demerara sugar for sprinkling

Sift the flour, bicarbonate of soda, baking powder and nutmeg into a bowl. In another bowl cream the butter and sugar and vanilla extract, until light and fluffy. Add the egg and beat well.

Add the flour mixture alternately with the egg, stirring with a wooden spoon to make a soft dough. Wrap in clingfilm and chill for 30 minutes.

Lightly flour a work surface and roll out the dough to a 3mm thickness. Cut into circles with a cookie cutter. Place on baking sheets (ungreased) and sprinkle over the demerara sugar. Bake at 180/gas4 for 10-12 minutes until golden. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

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Chunky chocolate orange cookies
Farmhouse cookies