Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies
["2 1/4 c. sifted flour", "1/4 tsp. salt (optional)", "2 tsp. double-acting baking powder", "1/2 c. butter or margarine", "1 c. sugar", "2 eggs, well beaten", "2 Tbsp. cream or buttermilk (can use evaporated milk)", "1 1/2 tsp. vanilla or lemon flavoring"]
["Preheat oven to 375\u00b0.", "Sift flour; measure.", "Add baking powder and salt; sift again.", "Cream butter or margarine thoroughly; gradually add sugar, creaming until fluffy.", "Add beaten eggs, flavoring and liquid.", "Add and blend in flour, one-third at a time. Dough should be soft but just firm enough to roll out on a lightly floured board to about 1/4-inch thickness.", "Cut with floured 2 to 3-inch cookie cutter.", "Lift with spatula to ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at shelf position B (below center of oven) for 8 to 10 minutes.", "Cool on wire rack.", "Cookies may be brushed with milk or buttermilk and sprinkled with sugar before baking.", "Can also make these as drop cookies; edges will be brown on these."]
["flour", "salt", "double-acting baking powder", "butter", "sugar", "eggs", "cream", "vanilla"]