Eagle Brand Sugar Cookies

INGREDIENTS:

3 cups Flour

1 Tbsp. Baking Powder

1/2 tsp. Salt

1 can Sweetened Condensed Milk

3/4 cup soft unsalted Butter

2 Eggs

2 tsps. Vanilla or 1-1/2 tsps. Almond Extract

DIRECTIONS:

• Combine Flour, Baking Powder and Salt in a small bowl.

• In a large bowl, beat the Milk, Butter, Eggs and Flavoring until well blended.

• Add the dry ingredients and mix well.

• Knead the Dough on a floured board to form a smooth ball; divide into three portions.

• Using a rolling pin covered with a stockinet that has been dusted with flour, roll the dough out to 1/8 inch thickness.  Cut with floured numerical cookie cutters and place 1” apart on greased or parchment covered cookie sheets.

• Brush each cookie with the White of an Egg and sprinkle with the colored Sugar.

• Bake in oven that has been preheated to 350 deg. F for 7 – 9 minutes or until the cookies have slightly browned around the edges; transfer to cooling rack.

• Store in airtight container.