This recipe is culled from my favorite Victoria Magazine.  I can't find the online  recipe link anymore but thank goodness I managed to save the recipe. If you're the habitual recipe clipper, I highly recommend the fabulous Keep Recipe web app. The Keep Recipe pinmarklet is really heaven sent for folks like me!


Victorian Sugar Cookie


Ingredients:

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp almond extract
• 3 cups all purpose flour
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp baking powder

Directions:

1. Cream butter and sugar, add eggs and blend well. Stir in vanilla and almond extracts.

2. Sift together all purpose flour, salt and baking powder.

3. Slowly add flour mixture to butter mixture. Blend well. Pat dough into a log and wrap in plastic wrap. Chill in the refrigerator overnight.

4. Thaw and roll dough. Cut into desired halloween shapes using cookie cutters.

5. Bake in 350F degrees  oven until edges are golden brown.