This is my great-grandmother's sugar cookie recipe. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) . Over a large bowl, sift together all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, sugar. Cut in butter and blend with a pastry blender until mixture resembles cornmeal. Stir in lightly beaten egg, cream, and vanilla. Blend well.
One bowl with water and one with the sugar. Dip the bottom of a small glass into the water. Then dip it into the sugar. Very gently press the sugar coated glass onto each cookie. Repeat with the water and sugar as needed. Bake one cookie sheet at a time for about 6-10 minutes until lightly golden in color.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Have two lined baking sheets at the ready. Leave about 1 1/2 inches of space between each cookie. Bake the cookies, one sheet at a time, for 9 to 11 minutes. Cookies should feel firm, but they should not color much if at all.
Instructions Preheat oven to 400f degrees. Then gently stir in flour, baking powder and salt. Drop batter by heaping tablespoons onto prepared baking sheet (about 2 inches apart). Prepare two bowls. Then dip it into the sugar. Very gently press the sugar coated glass onto each cookie. Repeat with the water and sugar as needed.