My grandmother brought this recipe with her from Scotland and always served it at the holidays (or whenever we wanted a special treat). I've translated her measurements into U.S. but the recipe is the same.

Ingredients

flour↗2 cups
butter (no substitutions)↗1 cup
confectioners' sugar↗1⁄2 cup
salt↗1⁄4 teaspoon
baking powder↗1⁄4 teaspoon
vanilla extract↗1 teaspoon
sugar (granulated or colored)↗

Step-by-step instructions

1
Preheat over to 350°.
2
Mix all ingredients by hand for the proper texture, except the sugar.
3
Roll out cookie dough to about 1/4-inch thick and cut out using your favorite cookie shapes.
4
Pierce top of cookies with fork and decorate with colored sugar or sprinkle with regular granulated sugar.
5
Bake for about 8 minutes or until light brown around the edges.

Source: food.com

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