This recipe comes from Big Birds Busy Book, which came out in the ‘70’s and the same time my 2 young sons watched Sesame Street. I have made this recipe numerous times and it’s my “go to” sugar cookie recipe. The dough is soft, rich, and sweet. Some sugar cookies are crisp, but not this one. I am currently making heart shaped cookies to freeze for Valentine’s Day. I am doubling the recipe so that I can make and send them to those same sons, a tradition not to be broken

INGREDIENTS:

¾ cup margarine or butter—that’s a stick and half

1 cup sugar

2 eggs, slightly beaten

1 t...