Sugar Cookies # 5

3 1/2 c Butter

3/4 c Sugar

2 Eggs

1 ts Baking powder

1 tb Half & half cream

1 ts Almond extract

2 1/2 c Flour

Decorations: 1 Egg white

Sugar Sprinkles 1. Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs.

2. Add baking powder, then cream, then almond extract. Add flour, 1 cup

at a time. Blend together. 3. Refrigerate dough for at least 1-2 hrs.

4. Roll out on floured board. Cut in shapes or circles.

5. To decorate: Whip egg white until frothy. Brush on cookies.

Sprinkle sugar or sprinkles, or both. Transfer to cookie sheets. 6. Bake in 325 oven 8-10 min. Watch them carefully since they cook

quickly; don`t over-brown. "Fun for a kid`s party! For Chanukah cookies: Use star, dreidle and menorah-shaped cutters. Sprinkle with blue sugar and/or silver ball decors. SORUCE: "Alphabet Soup" cookbook from the Solomon Schechter Day Schools. -----