BRUSH
Keeping It Clean

Preheat oven to 375°.

Cream butter and sugar in a large mixer bowl, beat about 5 minutes.

Add vanilla.

Add the eggs, one at a time, mix well.

Stir in flour and baking powder.

If the mixture seems too dry, add cold orange or apple juice or cold water, a tablespoon at a time, but no more than 2 tablespoons liquid.

Chill 2 to 4 hours.

Roll one quarter of the dough on a surface sprinkled with flour and sugar mixed together. Roll the dough thin, 1/8" to 1/4" thick.

Cut with cookie cutters and decorate as desired (see note below).

Place on parchment lined cookie sheets and bake at 375° for 10 to 12 minutes.

Cool the cookies on a wire rack.

• Recipe may be cut in half.
• We paint the cookies with egg yolk paint:
  • Blend 1 egg yolk with 1/4 tsp. water.
  • Divide mixture among several small dishes.
  • Add food coloring to each.
  • Paint cookies before baking.
• Check the cookies at 8 minutes because every oven is different.

All Sorts of Delicious Dishes
ORT Cookbook, out of print, Joyce Malerman editor