{"id":1203,"date":"2006-11-29T11:31:04","date_gmt":"2006-11-29T16:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.com\/blog\/?p=1203"},"modified":"2006-11-29T11:31:04","modified_gmt":"2006-11-29T16:31:04","slug":"mrs_villerots_s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2006\/11\/mrs_villerots_s\/","title":{"rendered":"Mrs. Villerot&#8217;s Sugar Cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This recipe was submitted to our cookie contest by Liz Cunningha of Rochester Hills.&nbsp; This is an old family recipe for sugar cookies that they&#8217;ve made for the past 40 years.&nbsp; This is why it&#8217;s special to her&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>My mom got this recipe from her neighbor, Mrs. Villerot, back in the 50&#8217;s.&nbsp; My parents were in their <br \/>first home in Royal Oak and were raising my 5 older siblings.&nbsp; The Villerot family lived across the street and also had 5 kids.&nbsp; My parents moved when baby #6 was due because they had outgrown their first home.&nbsp; My mom still lives in her second home, in Royal Oak, where she raised her eight children.&nbsp; Every Christmas we get out my dad&#8217;s old drafting board (which we&#8217;ve always used to roll the cookies out on), our favorite cookie cutters and make Mrs. Villerot&#8217;s sugar cookies!&nbsp; Mrs. Villerot died several years ago but we see her son, John, who is the manager at the Hollywood grocery store in Royal Oak.<\/p>\n<p>2\/3 c. soft oleo<br \/>1 c. sugar<br \/>1 egg<br \/>1 t. nutmeg<br \/>1\/2 t. vanilla<br \/>1\/2 t. lemon<br \/>3-4 c. flour<br \/>1\/2 t. baking powder<br \/>1\/2 t. salt<br \/>1\/4 c. milk<br \/>1 t. baking soda<\/p>\n<p>Cream together first six ingredients.<br \/>Add baking powder and salt to flour.<br \/>Add baking soda to the milk.<br \/>Alternately combine dry ingredients and milk with the butter mixture.<br \/>Roll, cut and bake!&nbsp; 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes.<\/p>\n<div id=\"flaresmith\" class=\"feedflare\"><script src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~s\/http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/catchingfireflies\/TyNo?i=http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2006\/11\/mrs_villerots_s\/\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2006\/11\/mrs_villerots_s\/\"><\/div><script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 944859;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This recipe was submitted to our cookie contest by Liz Cunningha of Rochester Hills.&nbsp; This is an old family recipe for sugar cookies that they&#8217;ve made for the past 40 years.&nbsp; This is why it&#8217;s special to her&#8230; My mom got this recipe from her neighbor, Mrs. Villerot, back in the 50&#8217;s.&nbsp; My parents were in their first home in Royal Oak and were raising my 5 older siblings.&nbsp; The Villerot family lived across the street and also had 5 kids.&nbsp; My parents moved when baby #6 was due because they had outgrown their first home.&nbsp; My mom still lives in her second home, in Royal Oak, where she raised her eight children.&nbsp; Every Christmas we get out my dad&#8217;s old drafting board (which we&#8217;ve always used to roll the cookies out on), our favorite cookie cutters and make Mrs. Villerot&#8217;s sugar cookies!&nbsp; Mrs. Villerot died several years ago but we see her son, John, who is the manager at the Hollywood grocery store in Royal Oak. 2\/3 c. soft oleo1 c. sugar1 egg1 t. nutmeg1\/2 t. vanilla1\/2 t. lemon3-4 c. flour1\/2 t. baking powder1\/2 t. salt1\/4 c. milk1 t. baking soda Cream together first six ingredients.Add baking powder and&hellip; 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