Yikes! I am glad that no one expects tea in my house!

Sure, here is the recipe. I found it years ago in between the pages of an old book: "Mother's Sugar Cookies" 1 cup butter 2 cups sugar 2/3 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. salt 1 tsp. vanilla 3 eggs, beaten 3 2/3 cups sifted flour 2 tsp. baking powder Cream butter and 2 cups sugar with soda, salt and vanilla. Add beaten eggs. Sift flour and baking powder together. Add to creamed mixture. Chill dough till firm enough to roll out on floured pastry cloth. Roll a little sugar in on top of the dough. Cut with biscuit cutter or into fancy shapes. Bake at 425 till brown on a greased and floured cookie sheet. (I only bake until the bottoms are brown, not the entire cookie) Then someone wrote: "This recipe is very old. Do not add any liquid other than the eggs. I have won with it many times".

Thanks jasdip I really was so very touched. I enjoy doing what I do as I know it makes those receiving the cookies happy. Having spent many a Christmas Eve on guard duty or other duty, I know how lonely it can be, so if I bring a smile to someone's face, it's all worth it. By the way, your Better Than Pam stuff is super. I used it again today when I was finishing my baking Aloha Bread. The bread's practically fell out of the pans. Thanks for the recipe. Have a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous and healthy New Year.

Haha - I think the coffee & treats thing is not exclusive to Lutherans; it's been true of every church gathering I've ever attended, no matter which denomination = )