Original Girl Scout Cookie Recipe(1928) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter
1 c. sugar
2 eggs, well beaten
2 Tbsp. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt

Preparation

Cream together butter and sugar in a mixing bowl.
Sift flour, salt and baking powder in another bowl.
Add flour mixture to butter and sugar mixture.
Add eggs, milk and vanilla.
Mix well. Chill dough for 1 hour.
Take out of the refrigerator and roll out very thin on a floured surface using a rolling pin.
Cut with a cookie cutter and put on a cookie sheet.
Bake at 425\u00b0 for 8 to 10 minutes.
Sprinkle sugar on baked cookies.
Yields 6 to 7 dozen cookies.