SERVINGS:25 100Cal 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup butter (softened) 1 cup sugar 1 large egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 tablespoon milk (or cream) Position one of your oven racks in the middle and preheat your oven to 350F degrees. Line your cookie sheets with parchment paper. Alternatively, use ungreased cookie sheets for baking these easy sugar cookies. In a small bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt until well blended and set aside. In a large mixing bowl beat the butter and sugar together with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. (This will take several minutes.) Add the egg, vanilla, cream or milk and beat thoroughly. (Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula if necessary, to make sure all ingredients are well blended.) Add the flour mixture and with the mixer on low speed, stir until the mixture is just blended. Arrange by teaspoonfuls on the prepared cookie sheets, about 2 inches apart. Bake, one cookie sheet at a time on the center oven rack, for 8 to 12 minutes until lightly golden around the edges. When done, remove from the oven and transfer the cookies with a spatula to wire racks to cool completely. Repeat with the remaining dough, being sure to allow cookie sheets to cool completely before using them again. (I often rinse the backsides under cool water to speed up the process.)