---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05 Title: Soft Sugar Cookies Categories: Cookies Yield: 72 Servings 1 c Butter or margarine; * see n 2 1/4 c Sugar 2 lg Eggs 5 c All-purpose flour 1 ts Baking soda 1/2 ts Baking powder 1 1/2 ts Ground cardamom 1/2 c Milk Recipe by: Jo Merrill * you can also use light margarine. Soften the margarine or butter. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and 2 cups of sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and 1 teaspoon of the cardamon. Add to the creamed mixture alternately with milk. In a small bowl, combine the remaining sugar and cardamon. Dip rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into the sugar mixture. Place on greased baking sheets and bake at 375 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Do not overbake. Cool on wire racks. This recipe is from the Dec/Jan 95 issure of Taste of Home. -----